People's Artist Hoang Dung had to be hospitalized for emergency care.
During the final scenes, People's Artist Hoang Dung suffered from stomach bleeding and had to be taken to the emergency room with less than 4 units of blood left.
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People's Artist Hoang Dung had to be hospitalized both on film and in real life. Photo: VFC |
On her personal page, actress Dan Le has just revealed behind-the-scenes stories of 'The Judge', a film that took 11 months to film and just finished filming on December 5th and is considered a key film project of VFC that will air in March 2017.
She said: "Hoang Dung's father - a very smart and sharp man. He never entered a scene without knowing his lines fluently (the judge's lines were a whole page long). The man who in the last scenes had a stomach bleed and had to be hospitalized and had less than 4 units of blood left (while a healthy person has about 12 units of blood), his hands were shaking so much he couldn't hold a bag of water, he was sweating coldly but still didn't open his mouth to complain about being tired, not a word of urging to end the scene early."
'The Judge' not only had a long filming time but also took place mainly in mountainous areas. The film also had many night scenes, so it was normal for the actors to work until 2-3 am. In addition, People's Artist Hoang Dung, who is the Director of the Hanoi Drama Theater, often had to return to Hanoi after finishing filming in a far away location. The long, stressful work, combined with the long travel, was also a reason why he suffered from stomach bleeding.
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In 'The Judge', People's Artist Hoang Dung plays Phan Quan (Boss) - Chairman and CEO of Phan Thi Company. Phan Quan is the underground boss of the border gangs - the judge of conflicts about money, love, and gang feuds that cannot be brought to court. This is considered a key role throughout the film.
People's Artist Hoang Dung is a familiar face on television. He has participated in many films and was also the acting teacher of actors Viet Anh, Hong Dang... in the first television actor training class of VFC 10 years ago. However, People's Artist Hoang Dung has rarely acted in films in recent times because he has focused on management. Therefore, 'The Judge' can be considered the film marking People's Artist Hoang Dung's return to the screen./.
According to VNN