Timeless, the film by the director of Come Home, is about to air.

Timeless, one of Vietnam Television's biggest films about soldiers in peacetime, will air on VTV1 at 9pm every Monday to Friday, from November 25.

The film was directed by Meritorious Artist Nguyen Danh Dung and Nguyen Duc Hieu, bringing together many generations of actors from the North: Manh Truong, People's Artist Trung Anh, People's Artist Quoc Tri, People's Artist Nhu Quynh, Viet Hoang, Bich Ngoc, Xuan Anh, Bui Thac Phong, Huyen Trang, Duy Khanh... - Photo: VFC

No time is a special film produced by VTV in collaboration with the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army and the 35th anniversary of National Defense Day.

The most epic movie about soldiers in peacetime

Speaking at a press conference on November 12, director Do Thanh Hai, deputy general director of VTV, shared No time is one of the largest films the station has produced.

The film's setting spans many provinces and cities such as Son La, Hoa Binh, Phu Tho, Thanh Hoa, Hanoi...

The film is divided into two phases. The film depicts the life of war against america carefully invested, vividly restored, especially the Truong Son road scene, bombs, medical stations and wounded soldiers.

Meanwhile, in the current part, the big scenes of storms, floods, landslides, rescue by helicopter, building bridges across rivers, clearing bombs and mines... were staged by the film crew as if they were real. No special effects were used.

Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Duc, Director of the Propaganda Department, General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, said that many films about Uncle Ho's soldiers during wartime have been portrayed, but films about Uncle Ho's soldiers during peacetime are still quite rare.

"Compared to War without borders last year, No time "The film was much more expanded, fully reflecting the image of the new-age soldier," he said, adding, "To complete the film, the crew had to travel to many locations, many types of terrain and complex climates. The film was even filmed at the same time as storm No. 3 was raging."

Lieutenant General Duc hopes later In time , there will be more films exploiting the image of Uncle Ho's soldiers in the new era.

People's Artist Nhu Quynh said that when she watched it again, she was "overwhelmed by the epic war scenes that seemed so real". The actress believes that after the film is released, it will convince viewers.

Images from the film revealed by the crew - Photo: VFC

"Soldier" Manh Truong returns

No time The story combines the past and present with interwoven narratives, authentically recreating the heroic and glorious war to protect the Fatherland, but also full of sacrifices and losses of soldiers in both wartime and peacetime.

Manh Truong plays a soldier after 10 years - Photo: DPCC

In the new movie, Manh Truong plays the role of Lieutenant Colonel Le Nguyen Dai - a strong, determined, idealistic and ambitious person.

Manh Truong's return as a soldier makes the audience wait for the actor's transformation after some rather monotonous roles in recent times.

He shared 10 years later movie Road to Dien Bien directed by Bui Tuan Dung, now he has the opportunity to play the role of a soldier.

"When I read the script, I still couldn't imagine the grand scale and the hard work of the crew.

When filming, I had to tell myself to try not to have to act over and over again, to avoid making things harder for everyone."

Manh Truong said that at first he had to ask someone to put on makeup to make his skin less white, but after a month of being exposed to the wind and rain, he had the dark skin that was needed for the character.

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