"The Four Guardians" is Tran Thanh's fourth film after "Bo Gia", "Nha Ba Nu", "Mai". In this film, the male director changed the script. Instead of continuing to make films that deeply explore the characters' psychology, the male director switched to more humorous pieces.
However, many viewers think that a movie that only focuses on making the audience laugh is a step backwards for Tran Thanh?
In response to this question, the male director responded: "In my opinion, comparing this film with the previous one is a matter of personal taste. This is a matter of taste, so I accept all praise and criticism. With "The Four Guardians", I am sober enough to know that this film is somewhat lighter than "Mai".
I want to do a test with a film for young people, to see if it can earn revenue like other works. Whether it is better or worse, what I want is for the audience to have something new to watch, not just let people label it: "Mr. Tran Thanh's films are always heavy and full of tears".
From that result, I will consider. If I fail, I will do it again, no problem. As long as I do not do it badly, not ashamed of myself, of those who trust me, that's fine. I do not consider myself a milestone, but what I want is for myself to overcome my self-esteem to progress further."
On the first day of the Lunar New Year 2025, the film project "The Four Guardians" directed by Tran Thanh was officially released to audiences nationwide.
The film broke the pre-booking ticket record for Vietnamese films with more than 129,000 tickets.Not stopping there, after the first day of Tet, there were more than 330,000 viewers supporting the film, helping it earn more than 30 billion VND in revenue, becoming the Vietnamese film with the highest opening day revenue of all time.
The release of the movie "The Four Guardians" far surpassed the movie "Mai" - Tran Thanh's 2024 Tet work, which reached 26 billion VND on the first day.If it maintains the ticket sales speed, the movie "The Four Guardians" can compete for the top two highest-grossing Vietnamese movies of all time with "Mai" and "Lat mat 7".
On the first day of release, director Tran Thanh, screenwriter Luong Nghiem Huy and actors Le Giang, Le Duong Bao Lam, Uyen An, Tieu Vy, Quoc Anh and Ky Duyen made a cinetour to CGV Su Van Hanh, Galaxy Kinh Duong Vuong, Lotte Nam Sai Gon and Cinestar Quoc Thanh theaters.
"The Four Guardians" follows Cau Muoi Mot (Tran Thanh), Aunt Bon (Le Giang), Chet-xi-ca (Le Duong Bao Lam) and Con Kieu (Uyen An), the audience will gradually uncover the "mysteries" surrounding the rift in the love of Quoc Anh and Quynh Anh, which seems to be tied by Karen.
(Ky Duyen).The script revolves around Quynh Anh (played by Tieu Vy) - a girl who has always been lucky from childhood to adulthood thanks to her beautiful appearance, she often has favorable conditions in life.
She dates Quoc Anh - a successful, thoughtful boyfriend, then they get married.Quynh Anh's life is filled with roses until she suspects her lover of having an affair with Karen (Ky Duyen) - his work partner.Quynh Anh asks her aunt Bon (Le Giang), uncle Muoi Mot (Tran Thanh), her friend Kieu (Uyen An) and Chet-xi-ca (Le Duong Bao Lam) - a tarot card reader, to plan an investigation, find evidence to win back her boyfriend.
