The movie "Ancestral House" surpassed 100 billion VND in revenue after 5 days, and was supported by young audiences because of its close message about family and love.
On February 24, "Ancestral House" directed by Huynh Lap earned 103 billion VND in revenue after 5 days of release, according to statistics from Box Office Vietnam.
The film topped the box office with more than 4,000 screenings, overwhelming other films such as "Dark Nuns", "The Billionaire's Kiss", "Captain America: The New World"...
This achievement helps "House of Ancestors" enter the top 5 Vietnamese films with the highest opening revenue in history, after "The Four Guardians", "Mai", "Nha Ba Nu", "Bo Gia".
Huynh Lap's film is rated 18+, belongs to the horror comedy genre, revolves around My Tien (Phuong My Chi) - a Gen Z content creator - who witnesses many spiritual phenomena in her ancestral house.
One day, she unexpectedly sees Gia Minh (Huynh Lap) - her brother who passed away 10 years ago. Many tragicomic situations occur when the two brothers try to keep the old house - which is being disputed by relatives, who want to sell it to divide the family property.
While the movie is a box office hit, on social media platforms like Facebook and TikTok, audiences are showing off photos of themselves eating banh xeo, watching their moms make banh xeo at home...
The trend of eating banh xeo originated from the plot of the movie "House of Ancestors". In the movie, Hai The banh xeo shop is not only a setting but also symbolizes the beauty of family tradition. This is a familiar dish of the West, associated with the childhood memories of the characters.
In the scenes of pouring banh xeo, director Huynh Lap invited his own family members to join in pouring the pancakes according to the recipe left by his grandmother.
After watching the movie, many viewers said they went to eat banh xeo to enjoy the aftertaste of the movie. Some people went back to their hometown and filmed their mother making banh xeo and shared that they loved the familiar moments with their family even more.
Some videos of viewers eating banh xeo and learning how to make banh xeo after watching "House of Ancestors" attracted hundreds of thousands of views.
Director Huynh Lap said that selling banh xeo was the job that helped his grandmother raise 9 children. Therefore, he put this dish in the film as a way to promote the beauty of Vietnamese cuisine.
The crepe skin is made from rice flour, has a bright yellow color from turmeric and the aroma of coconut milk. The filling is made from many different ingredients including minced meat, shrimp, bean sprouts. When enjoying crepes, diners often roll the pancake with mustard greens, lettuce, herbs and dip it in sweet and sour fish sauce.
The way of making banh xeo reflects the characteristics of local cuisine.
Western-style pancakes are diverse with meats such as pork, duck, shrimp, prawns... The meat is minced and stir-fried with spices first. Put the batter into a pan with hot oil, the chef adds meat, shrimp, vegetables such as bean sprouts, water mimosa, asparagus... fry until the filling is cooked, the pancake crust is golden and crispy, then fold in half and put on a plate.
Meanwhile, in the Central region, banh xeo is small in size, made in a cast iron pan, people often pour a lot of oil, then pour in the flour. The Central region's pancake crust is usually thicker, softer, not as thin and crispy as in the West.
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