Red Rain

Red Rain (2025)

Mưa đỏ

Blood and bones shed - names carved in history.

The valorous story of a battalion at the 1972 Second Battle of Quảng Trị, and the high-stakes negotiations leading to the Paris Peace Accords in 1973.

Date of release
2025-08-22
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (7)
Runtime
2h 4m
Genres
War, History, Drama
Director
Đặng Thái Huyền

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Mưa đỏ

Red Rain is a 2025 Vietnamese epic historical war drama film directed by Đặng Thái Huyền from a screenplay she co-wrote with Chu Lai. An adaptation of the novel of the same name by Chu Lai, it follows a squad of People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) soldiers throughout the 81-day Second Battle of Quảng Trị at Quảng Trị Citadel in 1972, during the Vietnam War. A joint production by the Vietnamese People's Army Cinematography, HKFilm, and Galaxy Studio, the film stars Đỗ Nhật Hoàng, Lê Hạ Anh, Steven Nguyễn, Phương Nam, Lâm Thanh Nhã, Lê Hoàng Long, Đình Khang, and Nguyễn Hùng.

Production

Red Rain was adapted by Chu Lai from his 2016 novel of the same name, which won the highest literature awards given by the Vietnamese Ministry of Defence and the Alliance of Arts and Literature Associations of Vietnam that year. Prior to the film adaptation, the novel had been adapted into a stage play and a chèo play, the latter winning the highest award given by the Vietnam Stage Artists' Association in 2021.

A 50-hectare set was constructed to recreate scenes from the Quảng Trị Citadel battlefield. Over ten Vietnamese provinces and cities were surveyed during the search for additional filming locations. A number of Quảng Trị province's communes and districts were selected, including Hải Lệ commune, Quảng Trị district, and Triệu Thượng commune. Several scenes were filmed in Paris, France.

Filming ran from November 2, 2024, to January 21, 2025, lasting 81 days, mirroring the duration of the battle the film depicts. Hứa Vĩ Văn described the process as akin to actual enlistment rather than mere acting. During filming, Đỗ Nhật Hoàng suffered from a high fever that required him to be hospitalized for four days, impacting filming schedules.

The film's score was composed by Cao Đình Thắng in collaboration with faculty members of the Military University of Culture and Arts, with vocal contributions by Đỗ Thị Phương Mai. Two original songs were produced for the film, including "Còn gì đẹp hơn" (What could be more beautiful?) written and performed by Nguyễn Hùng, and "Nỗi đau giữa hòa bình" (Pain amidst peace) written by Nguyễn Văn Chung and performed by Hòa Minzy, the former serving as…

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