Huy Công
Acting
Biography
Merited Artist Nguyễn Huy Công (31 December 1927 - 27 May 2010) was a Vietnamese actor. Gaining prominence in the early 60s with major roles in the war films of Phạm Kỳ Nam, he was the first artist to be awarded the Best Actor award in Feature Film category at Vietnam Film Festival.
Known For
Hanoi comes across almost picture-perfect in director Tran Anh Hung's beautiful, elegiac tale about the lives and loves of three Vietnamese sisters. A mood characteristic of Hung's films is set early on with the vivid sounds of birds, insects and water and the way the lighting enhances the subtle use of color. They all combine to gem-like effect here.
The Vertical Ray of the Sun
The story of a group of Soviet sailors aboard the freighter Chelyabinsk who aid their Vietnamese comrades after their ship is sunk during the Vietnam War.
Coordinates of Death
Hoài and Vận fall in love during the war against the French. Vận fought as a guerrilla and Vận ferried guerrillas across the river. When peace comes, Vietnam is divided in two across the Bến Hải River, leaving them separated.
On the Same River
After the war, a young man reuniting with his beloved must deal with the fact that she has gone insane.
I Have Only You
Toward the end of 1946, residents from all walks of Hanoi struggle to avoid—and eventually accept—the possibility of a full-blown war.
Hanoi: Winter of '46
In mid-1960s, groups of American paratroopers arrive at a Hmong village near the Vietnam-Laos border. Among the troops are former villagers who collaborated with the French; having returned home , they seek to win over the village’s support.
Fire in the Woods
A young policeman is determined to trace down the elusive Windy Devil Gang that has been wrecking terror and fear across the city. As the chase seems to know no bounds, the possibilities of discovery dissolve into infinity.
In Chase of the Windy Devil Gang
The president of a small village is appointed to be the minister for population planning, a controversial decision for the residents and his wife who is trying for another baby.
The Population Planning Minister
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We Break Up In Summer
Upon meeting a young Vietnamese soldier during his brief stay in the Lao mountains, a woman begins recalling to her daughter episodes of her life ever since she had to leave Northwest Vietnam in 1952, including her fateful encounter with a Lao mother.
Two Mothers
March to the Front depicts the Resistance War Against America (Vietnam War) through the lens of romance.
March to the Front
The Vietnam War from the North's viewpoint. Air raids on Hanoi stiffen the resolve of the population to strike back against a far more powerful enemy.
Hanoi 12 Days and Nights
Old fisherman Dã Tràng and his wife lives in a coastal village. One day, a snake saved by Dã Tràng gifts him a magical pearl that allows him to hear animals speaking and easily travel into the kingdoms underneath the sea. But his wife has other plans with this pearl..
Dã Tràng Reclaims The East Sea
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Station
Three ARVN special task agents infiltrate the ranks of North Vietnamese army to plant doubts and fears among Revolutionary soldiers.
Nowhere to Hide
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The Call Ahead
Vietnamese guerrillas move into a village adjoining a French/US airstrip and recruit locals to help them bring it down.
Sea Of Fire
At a rural village where most men have perished in the revolutions against French colonisers, their remaining widows and grieving mothers must bear the brunt of rigid patriarchal expectations placed upon them.
Wharf of Widows
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The Front Is Calling
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