Viet Nam News
HA NOI — The life of the Vietnamese diaspora in Russia will be reflected in a new soap opera produced by Viet Nam Television titled Moscow – Mua Thay La (Moscow – Season of Falling Leaves).
This is Viet Nam Television’s first film to be completely shot in Russia.
Director Trong Trinh said the romantic yellow colours of the fall in Moscow and the emotional story of love and friendship will be key factors in attracting audiences.
The film stars Hong Dang and Hong Diem, the couple who won viewers’ hearts in the TV series Cau Vong Tinh Yeu (Love Rainbow), which aired in 2015.
In Moscow – Mua Thay La, Dang and Diem play Minh and Phuong, each other’s first love, who are separated by an unexpected upheaval. After many years, they meet again in Moscow and find that their hearts still beat for each other. However, there is a big gap between them because Phuong is married to Duc, one of Minh’s friends. Phuong is in a difficult situation because she has to choose between present happiness and the deep love of her past.
“Diem performs her role in the film very successfully and so does Dang,” said director Trinh.
“Their teamwork was perfect, although they’d not worked together for a year or so.
“I believe that the film will touch people’s hearts. It’s worth waiting for.”
The film was shot in Moscow and neighbouring areas. For Vietnamese people who have lived and studied in Russia, the film offers a trip down memory lane to familiar sites like the Red Square, Lenin Hills, Moscow Metro and the multi-functional Ha Noi-Moscow complex.
The film crew moved to different areas to find beautiful autumn scenes. When shooting began in Moscow, the leaves hadn’t changed colour. So the film crew had to travel to Sergiyev Posad City where autumn had already arrived.
“A lot of effort and hard work by the film crew made the peaceful and beautiful autumn scenes possible,” Trinh said.
“We had to manage the weather, food, the time zones, traffic jams and the distance between countries.”
The four-episode film will be screened on VTV1 from January 29 to February 1. — VNS