How is the cast of ‘Curse of the River’ after 30 years?

The life of the cast of “Curse of the River” after 30 years has had many changes, in which People’s Artist Trinh Thinh passed away.

The Curse of the River Written and directed by People’s Artist Khai Hung, based on a short story Canola flower season by the river by poet Nguyen Quang Thieu was first broadcast in 1992.

At the time of launch, The Curse of the River to be movie The first Vietnamese television story won the prize at the Brussels International Television Film Festival and won the Gold Award in the category of excellent film in 1993. The film has the participation of People’s Artist Trinh Thinh, Meritorious Artist Quoc Trong, Meritorious Artist Thanh Nga, Artist Minh Quoc. The role of Mr. Lu by People’s Artist Trinh Thinh in the film is also considered his “lifetime role”. The life of the cast after 30 years of many changes, People’s Artist Trinh Thinh passed away.

In the 1990s, Thanh Nga was a promising actress in the North, but then she gave up acting, got married and moved to the South to live. Stabilizing with the job of an office administrative officer, the actress received an invitation from director Dinh Duc Liem for the role of a mother in ‘Farewell to the past’.

The austere woman in the film is now a stage director and a teacher at the College of Culture and Arts in Ho Chi Minh City. Meritorious Artist Thanh Nga has produced a number of plays such as: Strange fate, wild soul, Living in the enemy’s heart, The fable, Love on top of Phu Van…

Currently, Meritorious Artist Thanh Nga lives happily with her husband and two children in Ho Chi Minh City. She does not have to worry about the economy, so she does art to satisfy her passion.

Meritorious Artist Quoc Trong plays Thieu – the eldest son was unable to get married because his lover, Ms. Ben, was a person on the shore. Loneliness and disappointment gradually pushed him to dissatisfaction and then gave up, forced to endure the curse.

Meritorious artist Quoc Trong also made an impression with the role of red-haired Xuan in the movie “Red Numbers” and participated in many other films such as: Town within reach, Judge, Blossoming Apple Tree. After ‘Red Number’, Meritorious Artist Quoc Trong went to study film directing and up to now, he has become a brand name in the domestic film industry with hit and popular films such as: Life’s Road , Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Alley of the hole, Genealogy of the land, …

Self-identified as a meticulous person with the profession, but perhaps, it is that meticulousness that has brought some success to him. When starting to make any movie, Quoc Trong is worried about how to make that film reach the audience. He sought to tell the story to be different from himself so that the film would not fall into the rut of previous films.

Currently, director Quoc Trong is happy with his small family. His son – Tran Trong Khoi – also follows his father’s profession with all his passion for the 7th art. “I still tell him that, no matter what, it is necessary to balance between gain and loss, between work and life. family, between rice – shirt – rice – money and true art, should not be too chasing after tastes …”, director Quoc Trong shared.

Ngan An