Once Upon a Time in Vu Dai Village (1982)
Thứ, a teacher in an impoverished village of French occupied Vietnam, witnesses the daily tragedies and hardships his neighborhood has to endure. A joint adaptation of three of Nam Cao's classic works: the short stories "Chi Pheo", "Old Hạc" (Lão Hạc) and the novel "Corroded Life" (Sống mòn).
Director:
Phạm Văn Khoa
Writers:
Trần Đắc, Trần Kim Thành.
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Hữu Mười as Teacher Thứ |
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Bùi Cường as Chí Phèo |
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Đức Lưu as Thị Nở |
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Kim Lân as Lão Hạc |
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Thanh Hiền as Teacher Thứ's wife |
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Mạnh Sinh as Bá Kiến |
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Mai Chau as Bá Kiến's third wife |
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Hoàng Yến as Bá Kiến's first wife |
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Phạm Văn Khoa as Director of Đông Hưng Publisher |
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Trúc Quỳnh as Thị Nở’s aunt |
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Thu An as Vendor |
| Camera | Nguyễn Quang Tuấn | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Phạm Văn Khoa | Director |
| Writing | Nam Cao | Original Story |
| Writing | Trần Đắc | Screenplay |
| Editing | Trần Kim Thành | Editor |
| Sound | Trần Kim Thịnh | Sound |
| Writing | Trần Kim Thành | Screenplay |
| Directing | Tự Huy | Assistant Director |
| Art | Nguyễn Ngọc Tuân | Art Direction |
| Editing | Trần Đắc | Editor |
| Crew | Đỗ Vân | Cinematography |
| Sound | Minh Tâm | Sound |
| Editing | Minh Tân | Editor |
