The two directors Bao Nhan - Nam Cito have continuously encountered difficulties and hardships in the past 2 years.
The prosecution of Miss Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien for being involved in the production and advertising of Kera vegetable candy has made the fate of the film "Chlosing the deal" by Bao Nhan - Nam Cito more uncertain than ever. Even if the film continues to be released as scheduled in June, it will still have to face a boycott from the audience.
"Closing the deal" was once a project that was awaited because it mentioned news issues, and is now attracting attention as a story revolving around the "war god" of livestreams selling goods in large quantities on social networking platforms. This is a new and attractive topic that has not been exploited in Vietnamese cinema. Coincidentally, the film mentioned a story that overlap with the troubles that the female lead Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien had to endure in real life.
"Closing the deal" was affected by consequences and negative impacts from Thuy Tien's advertising scandal, becoming a "black problem" for the two directors Bao Nhan - Nam Cito, when they devoted themselves to the project. The film was expected when it released the trailer before having to be postponed to theaters.
Before "Choa don", the director duo Bao Nhan - Nam Cito also struggled because of Dam Vinh Hung's biographical film.
In 2023, Bao Nhan - Nam Cito were announced as the 2 leading personnel for the biographical film project about the life of singer Dam Vinh Hung called "The King: Brilliant Photo". The film was scheduled to be released in 2024, but after causing controversy, the film was postponed indefinitely when Dam Vinh Hung was banned from acting for 9 months.
Bao Nhan - Nam Cito's most recent film project is "Girl from the past" released in 2022 with the participation of 2 female leads Ninh Duong Lan Ngoc and Kaity Nguyen.
Girl from the past was praised for its visual effects, but the script still has weaknesses. The film left theaters with a revenue of 53 billion VND (according to Box Office), this was not the expected revenue.
After 3 consecutive projects with unpredictable personal troubles, currently, the two directors Bao Nhan and Nam Cito are pursuing the next film project, "The Last Queen".
The film revolves around the life and love story of Queen Nam Phuong - the last queen of the Nguyen Dynasty. The film was announced in May 2024, expected to be filmed in 2025 and released in 2026.
