The film reveals the hidden corners of firefighters
The film’s story revolves around the chaotic life, emotional thoughts regarding the profession, and regarding the family of 4 young soldiers in a local fire and rescue team. In addition to portraying arduous rescue cases, facing the line of life and death, the film also reveals to the audience many hidden inner corners and emotional stories in the personal lives of the victims. fireman.
Director Tran Thanh Huy shared that when starting to make this film, he always put authenticity first, so he encountered many challenges during the filming process.
The film stars Lanh Thanh and Tran Ngoc Vang. Photo: NSX
“It can be said that this is a film that brings together all the most difficult things in filmmaking when there are many complex scenes such as apartment fires, market fires, alley fires, rescue in dangerous terrain, deep rivers, high mountains… In the movie there are extremely complicated scenes, the scale is no different from a movie”, the director of the movie “Going towards the fire” confided.
The male director also revealed that in order to shoot scenes that realistically recreate the scene of the fires, the film crew received enthusiastic support and advice from the Fire Prevention and Fighting Team. rescue and rescue in Da Nang. However, before each shooting, the entire production crew held many discussions to predict all risky situations that might arise and prepare specific response plans for each case. in the most detailed way.
“I still remember when filming a car fire scene, the production team coordinated with fire fighters and rescuers to prepare 2 fire engines with water and specialized chemicals to put out the fire. So when filming this scene, My crew and I were very confident to film,” director Tran Thanh Huy recounted.
Also according to director Tran Thanh Huy, the film’s script has been adjusted up to 98% compared to the original, adding materials, events, and inspiration from real life to bring an emotional product, close and imbued with Vietnamese spirit and culture. The film was staged to honor firefighters as well as the work of fire prevention, firefighting and rescue, so he and the whole crew made it with all the admiration and respect for the soldiers. fire rescue, and with all understanding for the pain of those who have gone through loss.
Four young actors “exhausted themselves” when playing firefighters
The cast “chosen for the main role in this project” is Lanh Thanh, Tran Ngoc Vang, Xuan Phuc and Ho Thu Anh.
Lanh Thanh plays Duc Anh in “Going towards the fire”. Photo: NSX
In the film, Lanh Thanh plays Duc Anh – a brave and courageous character with concerns and obsessions regarding the ghosts of the past. With the role of Duc Anh, the actor is considered to have an outstanding “transformation” in acting.
The character Duc Anh was born into a model family where his father was a famous pianist and he was also expected to follow in his father’s footsteps with predetermined life plans. But an incident in the past changed Duc Anh’s life and led him to decide to pursue a career as a firefighter.
Lanh Thanh confided: “Going towards the fire” is the movie that forced him to show the “craziness” the most in his acting career. For him, this is a “very difficult and tiring” movie, where the audience will not see actors with shiny looks or love words, but everything is “very fierce”. In addition to having to fully transform into a personality that is “always taciturn, has problems sharing and opening up to others,” the actor had to come up with many different ways to Easy to role-play.
Lanh Thanh said, in a scene where he had to rush into a sea of fire to perform a rescue mission, he witnessed people in distress lying on top of each other, and he even accidentally stepped on the hand of a lying corpse. across the smoke-filled floor, all of them left in a very desperate position, the actor might not help but be haunted by the authenticity and emotions of his role at that time.
Tran Ngoc Vang transformed into a firefighter for the first time. Photo: NSX
Tran Ngoc Vang once once more brought many surprises with his role as an inexperienced but enthusiastic young firefighter named Minh Long. This is the first time Tran Ngoc Vang plays a soldier. His character Minh Long is cute, youthful, and often jokes to bring laughter to the whole team. Although Minh Long is young, he is a highly determined person who dares to pursue his dreams to the end, worthy of being a role model for young people to learn and follow.
The young actor of the Vietnamese film industry once made an impression on the big screen with his gentle student roles, so when he played the role of a firefighter, Tran Ngoc Vang was teased by some crew members, expressing doubts regarding him. might not pass the physical training round”. However, contrary to initial doubts, with youthful enthusiasm and serious work towards his profession, Tran Ngoc Vang has proven to everyone that no one else but him can be a firefighter. Minh Long is brave and tough, but also very warm and youthful.
According to revelations from Tran Ngoc Vang, all actors must undergo rigorous physical training exercises, as well as be properly trained in the knowledge and skills of the fire prevention industry before performing. start shooting.
“Every day we have to go to the unit to study and practice from 6:00 a.m. to 9-10:00 p.m. After regarding 10 days, we start filming. Each actor individually has a sport. Sports to pursue, daily exercise to improve health”, Tran Ngoc Vang recalled his experiences on the set.
Ho Thu Anh is the only pink shadow of the fire department in the movie. Photo: NSX
The only pink shadow of the fire department is Thanh Ha, played by Ho Thu Anh. This female soldier is a tough, determined woman, always hungry and eager to prove her ability at work. When it comes to her career, she is fierce and strong, but when she comes home, she has to use all her strength to pamper a whiny mother, always trying to force Thanh Ha to become a model woman as soon as possible. Get married, settle down.
Ho Thu Anh is a new face in the acting industry. She started out as a fashionista, but the girl with sharp eyes and a deep voice gradually impressed and won a lot of sympathy with the public because of her burning passion. for acting. As Thanh Ha – the only female member of the firefighting team in “Going towards the fire”, Ho Thu Anh promises to bring the audience many emotions.
With “Going towards the fire”, the film crew determined that no one is more suitable than Xuan Phuc to play the role of a team leader, a solid spiritual support for the juniors in the firefighter team. The role of Toan Thang also brought a lot of emotions to Xuan Phuc as this character has many scenes of psychological struggle between pursuing a career or sacrificing his passion and dreams for his small family.
Xuan Phuc was “exhausted” when playing the role of a firefighter. Photo: NSX
Xuan Phuc said that he and the other actors went through difficult scenes to the point of “exhaustion” just to create neat footage, even though the time spent appearing in each episode was extremely short. and “looks simple”. For example, in the scene of carrying the victims out of the fire, the whole crew had to shoot up to 10 times to get many angles. By the time the scene was completed, all the actors were allowed to take off their props, masks, and oxygen tanks. At this point, everyone was exhausted.
“I have also acted in many action movies, but this is truly the movie that brings the most difficult experiences. It is also the first time making a movie that is so tiring that it is beyond imagination,” Xuan Phuc confided.
He also revealed that there were scenes where he had to directly face a real fire, and it was in this moment that the actor fully understood the danger that firefighters always have to face when on duty.
This experience also made Xuan Phuc humorously share that if his wife were present at the film set, she would definitely prevent the actor from participating in this work. Although the acting process is difficult, he also sees this as a special role in his acting career because it brings so many emotions, especially the experience of facing life and death.
According to the plan, “Going towards the fire” will air at 8:00 p.m. every Monday and Tuesday from February 12, 2024 (the 3rd day of Tet) on K+cine channel and K+ App.
