Bùi Đình Hạc

The film follows the life of Nguyễn Văn Trỗi from shortly before he was caught for his attempted assassination of McNamara to his eventual execution, leaving behind his newlywed and others around the couple.

The film documents the construction process of the Bac Hung Hai irrigation system to bring Red River water to the provinces of Bac Ninh , Hung Yen and Hai Duong . This is the construction event of the first major irrigation project in Northern Vietnam after peace was restored in 1954. The film highlights human labor and the ability to improve nature.

The Vietnam War from the North's viewpoint. Air raids on Hanoi stiffen the resolve of the population to strike back against a far more powerful enemy.

Rapid rising water in the river can potentially break the dike and cause disastrous flood endangering the villagers. Miss Dung, Chairman of the Commune, must find a way to persuade people to destroy the minor dike and sacrifice some parts of their houses and land in order to protect the main dike.

The sacrifice of a mother to protect the soldiers of Liberation Army of South Vietnam during the war against US imperialism

At which distance should one record a city, landscape and people? From the eyes of Bùi Đình Hạc and Nguyễn Đăng Bẩy, Hanoi is a promise: a Hanoi after the event of Điện Biên Phủ. Under the “sky of freedom”, to cite the commentary, panoramas of the capital’s renown landmarks unfold like a series of postcards. A harmonious world where nature and heritage of then and now coexist. In long shots, at a small scale, people can be seen dressing neatly, working and playing with delight. Hope is an obvious choice. A sense of future glimmers amidst vast expanses of open space.

In 1960s South Vietnam, an undercover agent slowly works his way up through the ranks of Ngô Đình Diệm's administration to become one of its most prominent advisors