“The Scent of Burning Grass” is screened during the film week celebrating the 50th anniversary of national reunification.

From April 22 to 25, the People's Army Cinema organized a Film Week to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025), bringing to the public 8 films on the theme of the armed forces and revolutionary war, contributing to gratitude for history, honoring patriotism and arousing the aspiration to develop the country in the new era.

Hà Nội Mới•21/04/2025

Film week celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day of the People's Army Cinema. Photo: ĐAQĐND

Through the Film Week, the People's Army Cinema hopes to propagate to cadres, soldiers and people the significance, stature and great historical value of the Great Spring Victory of 1975, affirming the wise leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, President Ho Chi Minh, the spirit of great national unity and revolutionary tradition, thereby raising awareness and responsibility of all levels, sectors and people, especially the young generation, to uphold the spirit of patriotism, independence and self-reliance, the will to fight and win.

The works selected for screening during the film week on the theme of armed forces and revolutionary war were produced by the People's Army Cinema and domestic film studios, aiming to encourage and motivate officers, soldiers and people of the entire army and people to promote their traditions and aspirations to contribute to building and defending the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland in the new situation.

Documentary "Under One Roof" is shown on this occasion. Photo: QND Cinema

There are 8 films selected to be shown on this occasion, including 4 documentaries "Joining Big Hands", "Under One Roof", "Awakening and Resolving", "The Chosen Path: Episode 19 - Unifying the Country"; 4 feature films "Spring Rain Dance", "Road Through the Forest", "Who Flows Through the Rivers", "The Scent of Burning Grass".

Scene from the movie "The Scent of Burning Grass". Photo: Film crew

The film week will take place at the headquarters of the People's Army Cinema (17 Ly Nam De, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi). The opening ceremony of the film week will be held at 7:00 p.m. on April 22. Immediately after the opening ceremony, the first screenings will feature two outstanding films: the documentary "Joining Hands" (screenwriter Prof. Dr. Tran Thanh Hiep, director Pham Hong Thang) conveying the message of great national unity - the core value that leads the country to victory; the feature film "Vu Khuc Mua Xuan" (screenwriter Nguyen Thu Dung, director Dang Thu Trang) praising the country's vitality and beauty after the war.

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