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| Opening the film week is the documentary Hue Flag Tower: Turning Points in History |
Opening the film week on the evening of August 19 at the City Center for Culture and Cinema were two featured works: the documentary film ‘Hue Flag Tower: Turning Points in History’ and the narrative film ‘Childhood Moon’.
The event drew a large number of local officials, youth, and residents from Hue. The film week is part of a series of activities celebrating the 81st anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19, 1945 - August 19, 2026) and the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (September 2, 1945 - September 2, 2026).
The film week will feature renowned feature films, including ‘Childhood Moon’ (produced by Giai Phong Film Joint Stock Company), ‘Looking Out to the Sea’, ‘Thau Chin in Siem Reap’ (produced by the Vietnam Cinema Association Film Studio), and ‘Crossing the Shanghai Dock’(produced by the Writers’ Association Film Studio). It will also screen documentaries such as ‘Hue Flag Tower: Turning Points in History’, ‘Hue: 5 Years of Breakthroughs and Positioning’, and ‘Old Quarter Veterans’…
For the remaining nights, screenings will take place at 7:00 pm at Dong Ba Cinema (No. 187 Tran Hung Dao St., Phu Xuan Ward).
Additionally, to bring the film week to the grassroots, mobile projection teams will screen films at grassroots cultural institutions, ward- and commune-level community centers, the City Military Command, detention centers, Binh Dien Prison, and local schools across the city.
According to the organizing committee, the film week aims to raise widespread awareness among officials, party members, and the public regarding the victory of the August Revolution. It also highlights the era-defining significance and immense historical value of the August Revolution and the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam) in the nation’s history of construction and defense. Furthermore, the event affirms the leadership role of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the great President Ho Chi Minh in national liberation, construction, and defense.
The film screenings serve to raise historical awareness, foster patriotism, revolutionary heroism, national unity, national pride, and national resilience. Furthermore, they assert the accomplishments of the Party and the people in national defense, development, and the national reform process.
By N. Minh - H. Anh