The best movies about Southern Liberation that audiences should not miss

Liberating Saigon (2005)

Based on the work Saigon – Epic song by writer Hoang Ha, the film Liberating Saigon by director Long Van starting from the attack to liberate Buon Ma Thuot, causing the Republic of Vietnam to ask for military aid from the United States, and at the same time trying to keep Hue and Da Nang; to the battle to capture Dau Giay junction to capture Xuan Loc, open the East door to enter Saigon. Next came the artillery barrages that paralyzed Bien Hoa and Tan Son Nhat military airports, the US forced President Nguyen Van Thieu to resign to create a new cabinet led by Duong Van Minh, to the US military event. evacuated from Saigon by helicopter.

Covering all of these events was the plan of the Ho Chi Minh Campaign Command: Enter Saigon with 5 arrows, occupy the 5 most important positions, coordinate with the special forces in the city, advance directly into the last stronghold of the Republic of Vietnam, forcing President Duong Van Minh to surrender unconditionally while Saigon was still intact.

Liberating Saigon was first premiered on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and the reunification of the country with an investment of up to 12.5 billion VND.

Vietnam 10000 Days War (1980)

The Ten Thousand Day War nice Vietnam 10000 Days War is one of the most impressive and earliest documentaries made with the aim of presenting a multi-dimensional view of the war against the US. The film is directed by Michael Maclear and written by Peter Arnett, who was an Associated Press reporter in Vietnam from 1962 to 1975. The film won an award from the National Education Association of the United States and was broadcast by VTV1. for the first time in 2005.

In episode 12 titled “Surrender”, the film describes quite clearly important moments such as Nguyen Van Thieu’s resignation as President of the Republic of Vietnam just a few days before the Saigon government surrendered to the Communist Provisional Revolutionary Government. The peace of South Vietnam in the event of April 30, 1975, or Hue – Da Nang Campaign was a campaign in the major campaigns of the Spring 1975 General Offensive and Uprising by the Liberation Army of South Vietnam. launch…

In addition, some interviews with Nguyen Van Thieu or Nguyen Cao Ky – Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam are also saved, giving viewers an overview of the April 30 event. Vietnam 10000 Days War was scored by IMDB audience 8.4/10.

The smell of burning grass (2012)

The main context of the film is the event of the Red Summer of 1972 – the most brutal war in the history of the resistance war against the US to save the country, with the battle at Quang Tri Citadel. The main characters in the film are four students from Hanoi General University: Hoang, Thanh, Thang, and Long, following the order of general mobilization to enlist in the army in 1971, they received rapid training and eventually participated in combat. at Quang Tri Citadel in 1972. Here, Thanh, Thang, Long died and Hoang was lucky to return alive.

The film was awarded four awards Golden kite for Best Motion Picture, Best Music for Musician Do Hong Quan, Best Screenplay for Hoang Nhuan Cam and Best Cinematography for Outstanding Artist Pham Thanh Ha at Kite Award 2011.

In particular, the character Hoang is based on the model of the late screenwriter Hoang Nhuan Cam at a young age. He is an open-minded, funny student who carries his guitar everywhere he goes. During an air strike, because he wanted to save the guitar, Hoang was injured, had to go to treatment and was separated from his three friends. Later, Hoang was the sole survivor of the war and kept the memories of his friends.

Open fields (1979)

Performed by the late People’s Artist Hong Sen, the main scene is the Dong Thap Muoi region during the days of the struggle for the Liberation of South Vietnam. Ba Do couple and their small child live in a small hut in the middle of the water. They were assigned by the Vietnamese Revolution to keep the line of communication for the soldiers.

The author focuses a lot on the couple’s daily life such as growing rice, raising children, catching pythons, and catching fish, but interspersed with battle scenes and hiding scenes of the army’s Huey helicopter The US drafted the area in this country to detect the active guerrilla team. In a raid, Ba Do was hit by an American helicopter and died, in order to avenge his husband, Ba Do’s wife chased and shot down the helicopter with the guerrilla team.

Open fields won the gold medal of the Moscow Film Festival in 1981. It is also one of the rare Vietnamese films that shows the near-perfect beauty from the screenwriter to the director, from the cinematography to the music. In addition, this is also a war movie showing the spirit of “based on the people’s strength to fight the US”.