'Nun Huyen Trang' shares emotional story about 'Saigon commando boss' who recently passed away
Before the passing of artist Quang Thai - the intelligence chief Tu Chung in the movie "Saigon Special Forces", artist Thanh Loan - who played the role of nun Huyen Trang, Tu Chung's lover, shared special things about her "on-screen lover".
The female artist sadly said that she is currently hospitalized for health reasons, so she just learned about artist Quang Thai's death after artist Ha Xuyen shared on Facebook that "Artist Quang Thai's brother has followed Bui Cuong to the eternal world, leaving only Ngoc Mai and nun Huyen Trang."
“I was very sad after hearing the news of his death, although I knew that Quang Thai had suffered from a stroke for several years, but his wife was always by his side to take care of him. About 4 years ago, I met Quang Thai and his wife exercising at Thanh Cong Lake and also brought them some movie magazines with very touching articles about him; at that time, Quang Thai had already suffered a stroke, had difficulty speaking and walking.
Image from the movie "Saigon Commandos".
When a colleague, a senior, passed away, I was very sad because Quang Thai was someone who reminded me of many memories, especially from the time we filmed the movie "Saigon Special Forces" together. Thanks to the movie, we became close friends for a long time because Quang Thai, Bui Cuong and I all lived in the same apartment complex because we were all actors from Hanoi. In the summer, everyone brought their children in, and they played and clung to each other," artist Thanh Loan emotionally recounted.
The film "Saigon Special Forces" directed by Long Van was released in 1986 with the participation of actors Quang Thai, Thuong Tin, Thanh Loan, Ha Xuyen, Thuy An... The film has 4 episodes: "Reunion", "Quiet", "Storm", "Return My Name" and took 4 years to complete.
In the film, artist Quang Thai plays Tu Chung - Commander of Saigon special forces who has to pretend to be the lover of the niece of the wealthy owner of Dong A paint company - Tran Thi Ngoc Mai (artist Ha Xuyen), who is also a special force soldier.
Meanwhile, artist Thanh Loan plays the role of nun Huyen Trang, Tu Chung's real lover and a special forces soldier. Due to her mission, Huyen Trang has to disguise herself as a nun to fool the enemy.
Because of the perfect combination and natural and emotional acting of Tu Chung and nun Huyen Trang, after the film, artist Quang Thai once said: "Filming this film, I was unjustly accused of having "something" with actress Thanh Loan. Actually, there was nothing between us even though at that time I was a widower and Thanh Loan's husband was studying abroad. I always just considered her as a co-star."
