Theaters on September 2nd: Hoai Linh and Quyen Linh play the role of a poor father

Two male actors playing the main roles in two different family films, but both with difficult circumstances, are two must-see Vietnamese films for the 4-day holiday.

Quyen Linh plays a low-income and miserable worker, Hoai Linh is being squeezed for debt because of his cursed child. (Photo provided by the film crew)

Both films will be released from August 30th. "Get rich with ghosts" starring Hoai Linh and "Two Salts" starring Quyen Linh is the highlight of this year's National Day holiday, from August 31 to September 3.

The two films share the same motif of wanting to become rich and change their lives. The central character later realizes that wealth cannot come overnight. The difference is that one film uses comedy and horror to tell the story, the other uses drama, exploiting everyday stories to convey the message.

"Ginger is spicy, salt is salty, please don't forget each other"

"Two Salts" belongs to the family drama genre, built in an emotional direction. The film stars Quyen Linh as the main character, telling the story of a father and son who make salt in Thieng Lieng island ( Ho Chi Minh City). Mr. Hai (Quyen Linh) is a single father raising his children, working hard because he always wants the best for his daughter named Muoi (played by Diep Bao Ngoc).

Despite being close and filial, the father-daughter relationship between Mr. Hai and his daughter began to crack when the girl had a new life in the city. Pitying her father's hardships, Muoi wanted to earn money as quickly as possible and began to have many disagreements with Mr. Hai. The father always wanted his son to be honest and never lose himself, like the line "Ginger is spicy, salt is salty, please don't forget each other" in the trailer.

"Hai Muoi" is a family film that tends to "bring tears" to the audience. (Photo: Provided by the film crew)

"Two Salts" marks Quyen Linh's return as an actor. The last time he acted in a movie was 20 years ago in “When a man gets pregnant” (2004).

For this film, Quyen Linh said he had to lose nearly 30kg and grow his beard and hair naturally, go to Thieng Lieng hamlet to learn about the life of salt workers, and gain experience to play the role of a person who makes a living by making salt. At the press conference to launch the film, Quyen Linh said he sympathized and saw himself in the main character as he also has 2 daughters of school age.

Greed has its price

Contrary to "Two Salts" about genre, movie "Get rich with ghosts" It has both humor and horror, but also revolves around father-son love.

The film is about a father and son, Mr. Dao and Lanh (Hoai Linh, Tuan Tran), in a poor working-class neighborhood. Mr. Dao works as a coffin bearer, while Lanh has a gambling habit and often plays cockfighting for money. Lanh's debt gets worse and worse, and the relationship between father and son becomes more and more fractured.

Mr. Dao (Hoai Linh) is miserable because of his son's debauchery. (Photo)

When Lanh met a female ghost (Diep Bao Ngoc), the ghost made a deal with Lanh to ask for his help, in return promising to help him win games of chance to earn money. The condition was that each time, Lanh could only earn a maximum of 30 million VND. If this amount was exceeded, Lanh's blessings would quickly decline and his loved ones would suffer. Many troubles and tragedies followed, causing his family to fall apart and he received an expensive lesson.

In the film, Hoai Linh had to carry Tuan Tran, who was taller and heavier than him by 20kg, 20 times. Tuan Tran had a natural acting ability, but had to face the challenge of renewing himself because he had played the role of a son with a strong personality or who often disobeyed his parents in previous films such as "Godfather," "Mai"./.

In addition to the two films mentioned above, the theater also shows some other works such as horror films. Ghost (Vietnam), “Afraid” (USA), an action movie “Hellboy vs. Hellboy,” a romantic comedy "The female pilot" (Korea) and children's movies “200% cool wolf” (America).