The third film directed by Tran Thanh announced its release date, the female lead surprised everyone.
"Mai" - Tran Thanh's 2024 Tet movie reveals the first images with the two main roles of Phuong Anh Dao and Tuan Tran.
Mai was cherished by Tran Thanh beforeMrs. Nu's houseThe film marks the third collaboration between Tran Thanh and Tuan Tran afterGodfatherandSouthern forest land.
Continuing the success that has gone down in Vietnamese box office history ofMrs. Nu's housein the 2023 Tet season with 475 billion VND,Tomorrowscheduled to premiere on the first day of Lunar New Year 2024 - February 10, 2024. Besides Tuan Tran, actress Phuong Anh Dao, who was 'chosen' by director Tran Thanh to play the female lead role.
Familiar to Vietnamese audiences through a series of movies such as:Glowing Ashes(2022) - the work just won 5 awards at the 2023 Vietnam Film Festival,Invisible evidence(2020),My husband(2018)..., Phuong Anh Dao gradually proved her acting ability and received high praise from experts. Director Tran Thanh shared that the process of finding Mai was extremely arduous, going through many rounds of selection to be able to meet the most suitable person.
"Phuong Anh Dao is more than just a choice for me. Fate helped us meet and her performance from the first casting made me believe that Mai had to be Phuong Anh Dao. Phuong Anh Dao is talented, diverse in acting and truly has a deep, genuine inner self."
Immediately upon completionGodfather3 years ago, Tran Thanh started preparing for the project Mai. Belonging to the psychological and emotional genre,TomorrowThe film revolves around the life story of a woman of the same name.
The film has invested heavily in setting, equipment, filming techniques, filming time, script and cast. Tran Thanh could not hide his excitement and pride in the project.Tomorrow,He affirmed that this is the work he has spent the most time, effort and passion on up to this point.
Tomorrowis a very special film project because it was announced in 2022. At that time, Tran Thanh introduced the main actor Tuan Tran and the supporting cast Uyen An, Anh Duc, Quoc Khanh. However, because of the carefulness in the script development and casting process,Tomorrowhad to give way toMrs. Nu's house.
Continuing to conquer the topic of women, Tran Thanh expressed: "I want to make a work so that everyone can see, feel and appreciate the women around them more.Mrs. Nu's houseandTomorroware two different worlds in terms of art as well as story and each character's inner thoughts.Mrs. Nu's houseare women who are hurt but hurt others. And inTomorrow, although still hurt, the way women face and choose is completely different".
Tomorrowis the third film in Tran Thanh's directorial career. WithGodfather,He took on the role of co-director and male lead. The film earned 426 billion VND, becoming the highest-grossing Vietnamese film of all time in 2021.
By 2023, Tran Thanh broke his own record withMrs. Nu's house.The film, which he directed independently and also played the role of Phu Nhuan, surpassedGodfatherto hold the position of Top 1 Vietnamese film revenue of all time when reaching the 475 billion VND mark.