On April 15, Hanoi Radio and Television officially announced a special film project called "Huyen Tinh Da Trach" expected to be completed and premiered in December 2025.

Inspired by the legend of Chu Dong Tu - one of the Four Immortals of the Vietnamese people (along with Tan Vien Son Thanh, Phu Dong Thien Vuong and Thanh Mau Lieu Hanh), the film "Huyen Tinh Da Trach" recounts one of the beautiful love stories of the Vietnamese folklore treasure: the love story of Princess Tien Dung and the poor boy Chu Dong Tu.

Their love is also a symbol of the pioneering spirit and the desire for prosperity of the ancient Vietnamese people. The film is also a depiction of the journey from the early days of the ancient Vietnamese community, of the work of creating, protecting the living space and development of the residents of the Northern Delta, in which Chu Dong Tu is also the patron saint of commerce, with great merit in leading the people of the Northern Delta.

According to information from Hanoi Radio and Television, the film is a harmonious combination of folk legends about Chu Dong Tu - Tien Dung and historical and cultural elements, creating an epic about the transformation of ancient Vietnamese people, about one of the Vietnamese Saints in a real land - Da Trach lagoon, today's Khoai Chau, Hung Yen.

The film will recreate a living space of ancient Vietnamese people, about the Van Lang period and pre-Dong Son cultural elements such as rituals and cultural elements that were considered popular during that period such as tattooing, folk beliefs, handicrafts such as bronze casting, weapon making, boat building, pottery making, agriculture, irrigation... or the image of Da Trach trading port is recreated as a model of primitive waterway trade economy, laying the foundation for the development of trade of ancient Vietnamese people.

From April 2025, the film crew will begin casting actors. The film is expected to start shooting in July 2025 at many locations in the North. In particular, the film sets are expected to be elaborately and authentically built and retained in their original state after the project is completed, becoming a cultural and tourist attraction to serve the community and visitors. This will be a cultural destination that contributes to spreading Vietnamese cultural values.

Hanoi Radio and Television affirmed that this is not only a film project, but also a specific action contributing to the realization of the cultural industry development strategy according to the orientation of the Central Government and Hanoi City./.

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/khoi-dong-du-an-phim-dac-biet-ve-huyen-tich-chu-dong-tu-tien-dung-post1029888.vnp