Ha Noi – Winter 1946
Feature Film/ Vietnam/ 95 min/1997
Director: NSND/ People’s Artist Đặng Nhật Minh
Screenwriter: Đặng Nhật Minh, Hoàng Nhuận Cầm
Director of Photography: Vũ Quốc Tuấn
Music Composer: Phạm Quốc Trung
Cast: Tiến Hợi, Quang Hải, Quách Thu Phương, Võ Hoài Nam
Production:Vietnam Feature Film Studio
Synopsis:
The film portrays the final days in Hanoi before the outbreak of the nationwide war of resistance (December 19, 1946); it captures the historical moments of the capital as it faced an impending war, which neither the people nor the Revolutionary Government of the newly-established Democratic Republic of Vietnam had desired.
Awards:
One of four films awarded the Ho Chi Minh Award for Literature and Arts (2007). At the 12th Vietnam Film Festival (1999), the film won the following awards: Silver Lotus Award for Best Feature Film; Best Director Award; Best Cinematography Award; Best Music Award.
Director’s biography:
People’s Artist, Director Dang Nhat Minh was born in 1938 in Hue. He began his filmmaking career as a documentary filmmaker in 1965 and transitioned to feature films in 1978. His career spans more than half a century, achieving remarkable success at both Vietnamese and international film festivals. He also served as the President of the Vietnam Cinema Association from 1989 to 2000.
Filmography:
The town within reach (1983), When the tenth month comes (1985), The girl on the river (1987), Nostalgia for Countryland (1995), The season of Guava (2001), Don’t burn (2009), Jasmine (2022).
