The crew of 'Mirror Mask' reveals something special in the crime detective series
Actresses Luong Thu Trang, Meritorious Artist Hoang Hai, Ngoc Lan, Ngoc Quynh, director and DOP share special things about making the detective film "Mirror Mask", a film in the series "Criminal Police".
Part of the famous "Criminal Police" series, "Mirror Mask" - besides the dense investigative elements, there is also a journey full of struggle between reason and emotion to find the secret, the person behind everything.
"Mirror Mask" is the story of Hoa's journey - a female detective writer who seeks out her father (a famous cosmetic surgeon) and Tung (her best friend and also the captain of the major crime squad of the investigation agency) to get more material for the next part of her detective series.
The success of Hoa's beauty salon murder story also marked the beginning of her journey to find the truth about her mother's death. But the deeper she dug into the truth, the more confused she became... and at times even fell into despair when the biggest suspect for her mother's death was her father and an unexpected plot by her stepmother.
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In this appearance, Meritorious Artist Hoang Hai plays the role of Doctor Nghi - a mysterious person, difficult to distinguish between good and bad. Photo: VTV |
Gathering a cast of famous and talented actors, creating a system of extremely diverse, lively and worth-looking characters. Meritorious Artist Hoang Hai left many impressions on audiences who love Vietnamese television dramas through roles such as a powerful boss in the underworld, or an upright and dedicated police officer.
In this appearance, Meritorious Artist Hoang Hai plays the role of Doctor Nghi - a mysterious person, difficult to distinguish between good and bad in Mr. Nghi, even relatives do not know how many layers of masks there are on the face of his husband and father.
Sharing about the role of Nghi, Meritorious Artist Hoang Hai said: "Playing this role, the audience will see the gentleness of a father, the talent of a doctor with golden hands but whose life is not as he thought and the interesting thing is there. The film talks about many intertwined issues in life, storms always come but the important thing is how we overcome them. In my opinion, that is the message that the film wants to send to family and society."
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Luong Thu Trang will not cry but will have a skeptical inner performance in "Mirror Mask". Photo: VTV |
Actress Luong Thu Trang "escaped" from the "aggressive" Minh in "Sunflower Against the Sun", she transformed into the role of Hoa - a female detective story writer full of emotions but also not lacking in toughness and reason when facing family events.
Sharing about her new role in "Mirror Mask", actress Luong Thu Trang said that this is a detective film, not emotional, so her acting is no longer about shedding tears but all about skepticism. Finding a way to solve the case requires intelligence and special thinking of the character. This script deeply explores the character's psychology. Luong Thu Trang hopes that the audience will look forward to the film and support her new role.
Actress Ngoc Lan has played many different types of roles, from positive to negative, but when she took on the role of Diem, Ngoc Lan had to spend a lot of time studying the script because this is a role with a wide range of psychology, with quite unexpected twists. She invested her effort and time to fully perform the role that she really likes.
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Actress Ngoc Lan and Ngoc Quynh in a scene. Photo: VTV |
Actress Ngoc Lan said: "I transformed into a character older than me in personality. Regarding the costumes, I redesigned the colors because I was afraid that too many colors would make the character look young, so before filming, I had to discuss carefully with the costume team and the director so that the audience would see the character as old but still exude sexiness."
Actress Ngoc Quynh continues to demonstrate her inner strength when taking on the role of Khoi, a multi-faceted character, hiding many secrets and frustrations. Bao Anh is familiar to the audience with the image of a criminal police officer, but this is what made him have to research and change to make the role of Tung more vivid, on the one hand, he is a resolute, decisive, and brave investigation team leader, but on the other hand, he is a warm, caring man who is devoted to the person he loves.
"Mirror Mask" is a combination of a pair of strong players in the crime field: director Bui Quoc Viet and DOP Vu Trung Kien. While director Bui Quoc Viet is known for many works such as "Cold Ash Villa", "Silver Swamp", "Question No. 5", DOP Vu Trung Kien is also known by many people for "The Judge". Both of them put a lot of effort into "Mirror Mask" with the desire to bring aPsychological and crime films have a different and impressive way of telling stories and organizing images.
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"Mirror mask with advice from the police force. Photo: VTV |
Sharing about the film, director Bui Quoc Viet said: "To be able to film for a long time, we had to meet with the film crew and consult with the police to coordinate and arrange the time and scene groups reasonably to work most effectively. My criteria for the cast is the suitability of the roles. I think that right from the first episodes, the audience will see the appeal, mystery and curiosity."
DOP Trung Kien shared: "The developments of the case were shown on television throughout 6 episodes, we tried to create an attraction so that when talking about that case, the audience watching the film would not feel bored. In terms of images, the crime film genre is different from psychological love films, requiring the depiction of hidden corners and new camera angles to attract viewers."
Bringing together all the elements from a tight script, dedicated director and a strong cast, "Mirror Mask" promises to bring exciting moments to TV audiences every Thursday and Friday night at 9:30 p.m. on VTV3 starting from October 14, 2021.