Did the movie "When Will We Love Each Other" predict… a case?

(Baonghean.vn) - What shocked viewers was that "When Will We Love Each Other" had a scene that was identical to a crime that had just happened a few days before the movie was released, in terms of location, time, context, and method of committing the crime...

Poster of the movie "When Will We Love Each Other"

The film “When Will We Love Each Other” by director Dustin Nguyen, which was released nationwide on May 12, has left viewers stunned. Not only because of the beautiful scenes with cool blue lakes between white sandbanks or green forests shaded by ancient cypress trees... and the dream love story through the harmonious acting between Minh Hang and Quy Binh..., but most notably is the skillful storytelling of the director and scriptwriter, for an extremely complex plot, requiring (but not too difficult) patience from viewers.

A scene from the movie

It is a beautiful and sad metaphor about the theory of reincarnation, about debts and fates that last from one life to another, somewhat reminiscent of the fairy tales "Betel and Areca", "When Will We Love Each Other" making people feel more precious about beautiful fates, sometimes just a moment in life but can haunt us for the rest of our lives.

“Kiep nao co yeu nhau” – an old recording with the haunting voice of Thai Thanh, which once had a haunting power on music lovers, is now revived once again, becoming a lingering echo even after the audience has left the theater – as if in the beautiful cycle of “reincarnation theory”…

Beautiful scenery with a dreamy love story

But there is another thing that makes the audience stunned: the film has a scene that is identical to a case that happened just a few days before the film was released, in terms of location, time, context and method of committing the crime... By including this dramatic scene with action colors, the storyteller must have wanted to help the audience temporarily escape from the previous slow pace of the film with a more urgent and tense variation, pushing the audience's emotions to the climax to increase the appeal of the film.

The two main characters of the film are played by actors Minh Hang and Quy Binh.

But surprisingly, that fictional plot is exactly like a heartbreaking story that happened not long ago in Binh Thuan province (in the film, it is the neighboring province of Ninh Thuan), also on a deserted evening on a deserted road: A young couple (in the film, it is a couple of lovers who have just exchanged wedding rings) were traveling on the road when four young men followed them, used knives to control them, forced them into the road, then committed depraved acts and robbed them of their personal belongings. The perpetrator, when arrested, also confessed that he had previously committed two similar rapes in the same area...

Life has made its way into the film, even though it hasn't happened in reality yet - A strange coincidence, like the strange yet familiar story of reincarnation? Or is it that reality is not lacking in similar sad stories, so that the creators don't need to make too much fiction, and can still encounter life?...

Nguyen Le

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