'Tunnel' surpasses 100 billion VND in revenue

The film's achievements were made after nearly a week of domestic screening, according to an independent box office monitoring site. Box Office Vietnam . The film is the sixth project to reach the 100 billion VND milestone, among 11 Vietnamese films released since the beginning of the year.

Mr. Nguyen Khanh Duong, founder Box Office Vietnam , commented on the most outstanding work in the past two weeks. The project has maintained its position at the top of the Vietnamese box office revenue chart in recent days. On April 10 alone, the film sold more than 70,000 tickets, filling 4,268 screenings, earning nearly 5.4 billion VND. Currently, the number of pre-booked tickets for the work until April 17 is still very high. "The film brought in more than 63 billion VND in the three days of its official release and early screenings. Therefore, it is not difficult for the film to reach more than 100 billion VND," said Mr. Duong.

Movie Tunnels: Sun in the Dark Directed by Bui Thac Chuyen, the story revolves around a group of 21 guerrillas who stayed in Cu Chi after the US raid on Cedar Falls (1967). Captain Bay Theo (actor) Thai Hoa and his teammates were assigned to protect the area for the strategic intelligence group. However, their communications were discovered by the enemy. The guerrillas were in a dangerous situation, facing many sweeps. The project to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the country's reunification, is a war film made from the socialized budget.

Bui Thac Chuyen said he respects the authenticity of the film because he wants to reflect with the audience and learn historical lessons about war through the work. Many scenes were inspired by real prototypes. The film crew also invested in costumes - an important factor in portraying the late 1960s. The director and the design team carefully studied history to avoid controversial situations.

Characters in the movie "Tunnels". Photo: Provided by the film crew

Director - screenwriter Bui Thac Chuyen, 57 years old, was born in Hanoi. In 1995, he studied at the Faculty of Acting, Hanoi University of Theatre and Cinema, becoming an artist of the Vietnam Drama Theater. In 1997, he studied directing, attracting attention with Night ride - the first Vietnamese work to win an award in the Cinefondation Short Film category at the Cannes International Film Festival. In 2005, the film Living in fear His work has won many national and international awards. In 2022, Glowing Ashes - a film adapted from Nguyen Ngoc Tu's story - also won big, including Golden Lotus at the 2023 Vietnam Film Festival.

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