How are Thuong Tin - Sau Tam in 'Saigon Commandos' now?

Calling Thuong Tin, he said: “I am filming in Ben Cat - Binh Duong. I will be back at noon. See you at 2 o'clock”. As scheduled! Thuong Tin appeared, his clothes were wrinkled but he was still dressed properly. Thuong Tin complained: “So tired! Riding a motorbike nearly 200 kilometers to film only a few TV scenes and then running back. Every day is hard like that but if I don't work, I will starve”.

No longer the handsome, heroic actor who captivated many girls, the silver screen star Thuong Tin is now a decrepit old man, his face gaunt and dark due to the ravages of time. Only his eyes remain the same, burning with passion.

Thuong Tin said: “Perhaps my last film that is remembered by the audience is the Bach Hai Duong bandit in the film Hunting and Robbing. After that film, I stopped acting for a while and went back to my hometown to take care of my old mother. But then my passion for movies still remained, so I went back to Saigon to participate in acting. But perhaps times have changed, so I no longer get good roles.”

Thuong Tin sighed, during his youth he was a silver screen star with dozens of memorable roles but he did not accumulate any assets for himself, now in his old age he still rents a house, struggling to act in movies to earn money to raise his children. “My child is only 6 years old this year, still growing up so there are many expenses. A month's expenses for the whole family in Saigon is more than ten million, and making movies sometimes comes and sometimes doesn't, the salary is not high so my life is very difficult. The months when there are movies to make are bearable, the months when there are no movies I go hungry” - Thuong Tin lamented.

Talking about his current filmmaking job, Thuong Tin said he doesn't mind any role as long as he gets paid. "I play the main role, the supporting role, even the small supporting role because I need money to raise my children, and besides being an actor, what other job do I have? Can I still make a living from the glory of the past?" - Thuong Tin clicked his tongue.

To save money, even though he is over 60 years old, when filming, Thuong Tin always rides a motorbike, even though the filming location is sometimes hundreds of kilometers away. And there are days when he finishes filming late at night, he still drives more than a hundred kilometers to go home, not daring to stay because he is afraid of spending money on rent. “Now I understand that raising a child is not simple, all kinds of complications arise. I am old and my child is still young. It is very difficult, but my child has to endure it! I am still strong enough to work hard to raise my child, I am just afraid that when my health declines, what will I do? Maybe I have to take my child back to the countryside to save money!” - Thuong Tin sighed again.