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Psycho-horror movie earns millions of views on YouTube

Psycho-horror movie earns millions of views on YouTube

Lien Bỉnh Phat and Yu Dương perform in Đien Tối (Darkness), a new psychological horror movie by director Jack Carry On. It is available on YouTube. Photo courtesy of the producer

HCM CITY – Đien Tối (Darkness), a new psychological horror movie by young director Jack Carry On, has become a hit on social media since it premiered on YouTube on June 10.

The Viettel Media production earned more than 1.84 million views 15 hours after its premiere.

The 90-minute movie features Thạch, a young director from an orphanage who makes a movie adaptation of a novel by famous author Mạn Chau.

After meeting with Chau at her bookstore, Thạch and Chau begin a mysterious adventure.  

Award-winning actor Lương Bỉnh Phat and actress Yu Dương play roles in the film.

Phat rose to fame after performing in Song Lang (The Tap Box), a film about the 100-year history of cải lương (reformed opera), a genre of traditional theatre in southern  Viet Nam.

Vietnamese-American Leon Le directed the film in 2018. Phat played a cải lương performer who falls in love with his male colleague and makes sacrifices to pursue his dream.

Phat won Best Actor at the Golden Kite Awards 2019 organized by the Viet Nam Cinematography Association. He also won the Tokyo Gemstone Award in the Best Newcomer category at the Tokyo International Film Festival 2018.

Yu Dương, whose real name is Nguyễn Thuy Dương, is known for playing the leading role in the 2014 horror movie Lời Nguyền Huyết Ngãi (Blood Curse) directed by Bui Thạc Chuyen, when she was only 16 years old.

She later took part in movies and TV series such as Co Dau Đại Chiến 2 (Bride War 2) and Tốc Đo va Đường Cong (Speed and Curve).

In 2020, she impressed audiences with two thrilling movies Bí Mật Của Gió (Secrets of the Wind) and Thang May (Elevator).

Võ Ngọc Anh from Đồng Nai Province said that when she heard of the film and the cast with Phat and Dương, she knew it would be a good production.

“The film is awesome and meaningful. I cried at the ending,” Anh said.

The director said: “Although Đien Tối is covered with darkness, it finally exposes the evil and opens a bright and better world.”

Jack, whose real name is Trịnh Tai Viet, began making movies when he was 14 years old.

The 26-year-old self-taught director is known for his online short films such as Cau Chuyen Phap Sư (Story of a Shaman) and Bí Mật Phòng Kế (Secret of the Next Room).

In 2020, he introduced his first web series Ảo Tưởng Tuổi 18 (Illusion at 18), consisting of 18 episodes, featuring struggles and challenges that young people face in modern society. The film received a warm welcome from young audiences.

Đien Tối is available on YouTube channel FIM360, with English subtitles. -- VNS

 

 

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