Movie 'Tunnels' sweeps box office, earning 50 billion VND in just 3 days
The movie "Tunnels" by director Bui Thac Chuyen with the participation of Thai Hoa is leading the box office with a revenue of 50 billion VND after 3 days of release.
According to Box Office Vietnam, the movieTunnels: Sun in the Darkreached the revenue milestone of 50 billion VND on the afternoon of April 6, after 3 days of showing. Released during the holiday, with a dense number of screenings,Tunnelshas many advantages to attract audiences.
With this rate of revenue growth,Tunnelswill be the next film on the list of Vietnamese films worth hundreds of billions of dong this year.
Right from the first screenings, The Tunnels received positive feedback. Audiences and experts expressed their emotion at watching such a realistic and engaging Vietnam war film by a Vietnamese director.
People's Artist Xuan Bac - Director of the Department of Performing Arts, rated "Tunnels" as a movie worth watching."Films like Tunnels: The Sun in the Dark are necessary because they have an educational spirit, especially on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification. We clearly see revolutionary heroism, patriotism, willingness to sacrifice but always thirsting for love inside each soldier. I hope the audience will not miss this film, especially the young people."People's Artist Xuan Bac said.
Sharing with VTC News electronic newspaper reporter, director Huu Tuan affirmedTunnelsis a film that almost reaches the perfection of a war film. He confidently said that the film can completely become a candidate for the Oscar in the category of "Best Foreign Language Film" in 2026.
Director Phan Gia Nhat Linh said it's been a long time since he's seen such a "good" Vietnamese movie.
"Epic. Touching. And makes me proud of my country's history. I love Uncle Sau and his beautiful moments, perhaps the most touching scene of the movie for me.", he wrote.
With director Charlie Nguyen, he affirmed"It's been a long time since I've had such a great cinematic experience. Deserves a worldwide release, not just domestically.".
Tunnels: Sun in the Darkis the latest work conceived over a decade by director Bui Thac Chuyen. This film is also part of a series of activities towards the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day.
With "Tunnels": Sun in the Dark, for the first time, the war and daily life of guerrillas in the Cu Chi tunnels are recreated realistically and vividly.
The film is set in 1967, when the Vietnam War is increasingly fierce. The 21-man guerrilla team led by Bay Theo (played by Thai Hoa) at Binh An Dong base becomes the US military's number 1 search and destroy target. The guerrilla team is tasked with protecting a new strategic intelligence group that has taken refuge at the base at all costs. Radio communications with the intelligence group are detected and located by the US military, taking away the guerrilla team's only advantage of invisibility in the vast, complex and mysterious tunnel system.
In addition, the film also tells a story intertwined with the camaraderie, love and desire to live of the soldiers, but above all, the spirit of sacrifice for the Fatherland. For example, the love story between the guerrilla Ba Huong (played by Ho Thu Anh) and Tu Dap (played by Quang Tuan) is faithfully recreated in the midst of wartime.
