Viet Nam News
HA NOI — Sieu Sao Sieu Ngo (Super Star Super Silly) is one of four Vietnamese movies being released during Tet, which are the lion’s share of domestic productions in the nation’s movie market.
Directed by Duc Thinh, the comedy romance tells the story of a star in show business. Actor Truong Giang plays two characters as twin brothers who are a star and a farmer. Everything becomes complicated when the star’s manager suggests the farmer take over for his famous brother.
The movie has attracted more than 100,000 ticket-holders, reporting a turnover of VND10 billion (US$440,000) after its first day, and an additional 43 billion dong after four days of screening. It is expected to take in VND80 - 100 billion, although Hollywood blockbuster Black Panther was to released yesterday.
The other movies include 798 Muoi; Dich Ton Doc Dac (Unique First Paternal Grandson) and Ve Que An Tet (Return to Countryside for Tet).
798 Muoi movie is a comedy action film by Dustin Nguyen, telling the story of Master Peng Peng, a "hidden player". In a battle scene, he wears the uniform of the state, and performs the long-winded cone dance, which is no different from Shaolin monks, though he lives in modern times.
Dich Ton Doc Dac is a comedy by veteran director Tran Ngoc Giau featuring comedian Hoai Linh. While the paternal grandfather, played by comedian Hoai Linh, desires to have a great-grandchild who will inherit his assets, the first paternal grandson, played by newcomer Bach Cong Khanh, dares not propose marriage to his long-time girlfriend.
Return to Countryside for Tet is made by woman director Nguyen Hoang Anh. This is the first motion picture after her success with television series Co Tham Ve Lang (Miss Tham Returns To Her Village), which has been seen on HCM Television.
The light-hearted movie is about a bus-trip returning people, working far from home, to their homeland for Tet. It features well-known actor Ngo Thanh Van as a bus driver and her assistant driver, played by Jun Pham.
The tomboy driver frightens the passengers with her driving. Though a situation comedy, the movie focuses on the emotions of the expatriates, who are on the way home for the final days of the year.
These movies are being shown at cinemas throughout the nation. — VNS