Vietnamese stars gather in 1,100-episode crime drama, budget 300 billion

The record-breaking TV series will be filmed over 3 years, bringing together actors Hai Nhat, Binh Minh, Minh Hang, Miss Nam Em...

The Ho Chi Minh City Police Newspaper has just announced a film project called Fire Records. According to the crew, this is considered the longest TV series in the history of Vietnamese cinema. The project was filmed from 2017 to 2020.

The series is based on real cases that have caused a stir in the country over the past 40 years, since the establishment of the Ho Chi Minh City Police Newspaper. The script was written by writer-journalist Lai Van Long and a number of screenwriters.

With a record number of episodes, the film brings together a strong cast of actors such as Binh Minh, Quy Binh, Manh Truong, Luong The Thanh, Vo Thanh Tam, Ninh Duong Lan Ngoc, singer Minh Hang, Nha Phuong, Trang Nhung...

Hai Nhat, the actor famous for his role as Nam Cam, will play a police colonel in the new film.

At the film introduction in Ho Chi Minh City on November 17, the crew announced that part one of the project is called Secret Agent D9. The film was recorded live on set. This part features Meritorious Artist Chi Trung, actors Hai Nhat, Truong The Vinh, Top 8 Miss Earth 2016 Nam Em, Top 5 Miss Vietnam 2012 Phan Thi Mo... In which, artist Hai Nhat plays the role of a police colonel, and beauty Nam Em transforms into a female detective.

The film is expected to start filming on November 21 and air from March 2017.

According to VNE