Bui Thac Phong: son of the director of 'Tunnel', turned the direction of the show after injury

Before switching to pursue acting, few people knew that Bui Thac Phong used to be a young football player of Hanoi FC who was professionally trained. Although the movie Tunnel only revolves around one setting, it has a fairly large number of actors.

The guerrilla team alone has more than 20 people, but only about 5 prominent figures, with specific fates. The rest of the characters appear little, even without their own names, but still more or less make an impression on the audience.

One of the supporting characters who had the opportunity to appear in a few important scenes of the film was the guerrilla played by young actor Bui Thac Phong. This character is the one who drives the trailer to help Seven Theo, Hai Hung and Uncle Sau carry out strategic intelligence missions. Because this is the most important task of the Binh An Dong guerrilla group, although Thac Phong's character has no fate and no dialogue, every time he appears, he receives attention from the audience.

It can be said that Bui Thac Phong is one of the most special actors of Tunnel Road when he is actually the son of director Bui Thac Chuyen. In a recent conversation with the press, actor Bui Thac Phong shared about his first time working with his father: "My father is a very perfectionist and I learned a lot from his perfectionism. In the movie "Tunnel: The Sun in the Dark", I played a small role, so I didn't have too much pressure when filming. Even so, I still see that my father is strict and perfectionist in each segment."

It can be seen that, although he is the director's son, Bui Thac Phong does not receive any special favor. He was chosen because of his role, he had to practice a lot before going on the screen and the time on the screen was also very limited.

An interesting point is that Tunnel is not Bui Thac Phong's first film this year. Before this box office fever, the actor has continuously covered with 2 more works, namely Rain on the Wings of the Butterfly, starring with his mother NS Tu Oanh and the prime-time movie VTV No Time. Although Rain on the Butterfly's Wings is not a commercially successful work, it is praised for the artistry that the work brings. Bui Thac Phong also had an excellent performance next to his mother.

At the 81st Venice Film Festival, "Rain on Butterfly Wings" won 2 awards as Best Creative Film and Best Film in International Film Critics Week.

Bui Thac Phong is currently studying acting at Hanoi University of Theater and Cinema. But few people know that Bui Thac Phong used to be a young football player before becoming an actor. When he was in school, Bui Thac Phong had time to work in the youth team of Hanoi FC, having trained and competed for 4 years. Due to a serious injury, he gave up his professional career.

"When I returned to my daily life, I used to have a time of struggle and disorientation. Due to a serious injury, I stopped playing sports. I took a filmmaking course and realized that the emotions with acting from my childhood were still intact in me. When I confide in my parents, they are all supportive," the actor shared.

Bui Thac Phong was born in 2003, is the second son of director Bui Thac Tuyen and actor Tu Oanh. He was supported by his parents to pursue his passion for art. When he had the opportunity to work with both parents, Bui Thac Phong had many special emotions. He confided: "I thought I understood my relatives, but when I worked together, I realized that I didn't understand them. My parents are not as big as I thought, they also have their own feelings.

From a person who was afraid and avoided working with my parents, I understood the real value of being able to work with them on a project. I am also thankful that my parents gave me a sense of acting, perfectionism at work and respect for the profession."

The young actor said he was not afraid to be called the son of director Bui Thac Chuyen, actor Tu Oanh: "Because my parents are very good people, have contributed a lot over the years, and I am proud of them. My parents' success is not my shadow, because they have their own path, I have my own direction. Pressure is a natural thing that anyone has to overcome. I consider those to be challenges that I need to conquer."

On the occasion of his trip to Venice, artist Tu Oanh hopes that his son can experience the exciting atmosphere and spirit of one of the largest film festivals in the world. Director Bui Thac Tuyen and actor Tu Oanh have been married for many years and have three sons. However, the two rarely share their private lives. Bui Thac Tuyen and his wife not only rarely post photos together, they rarely appear together at events.

Although it is rarely shared with the press and social networks, most of the public knows about the decades-long love and marriage of director Bui Thac Tuyen and actor Tu Oanh. They studied at the University of Theater and Cinema together, the result of a 7-year love affair was the decision to get married in 1994.

When they first got married, the life of director Bui Thac Tuyen and his wife faced many difficulties. Tu Oanh is both an actor at the Youth Theater and an administrative employee of a foreign company. After having a little capital, she opened a photo shop on Hue Street, then moved to a fashion store. Tu Oanh is also a makeup artist, bridal beauty...

Director Bui Thac Tuyen focuses on making films from plastic films, advertising films, documentaries, and TV series. The success of films in festivals in Belgium and France (Cannes Film Festival) contributes to affirming Bui Thac Tuyen's name as a talented director.

2023 is considered a successful year for director Bui Thac Tuyen when he won the Best Director awar.d with the film Brilliant Ashes at the 2023 Vietnam Film Festival. The film also won the Golden Lotus Awar.d. Before receiving the Golden Lotus Awar.d, Brilliant Ash also won the Golden Kite Awar.d at the 2023 Kite, winning the top prize at the Tricontinental Film Festival in France.

Bui Thac Tuyen and Tu Oanh collaborated together in a number of films such as Quitting the Wife, Fresh Fresh, 12A and 4H... During many years of marriage, Tu Oanh chose to stand behind her husband to develop her filmmaking career.

In 2021, actor Tu Oanh returned to the small screen after 16 years of absence. The role of Ms. Bich in The Taste of Friendship helped her be nominated for the VTV Awards in 2021. In the following years, actor Tu Oanh continuously participated in prime-time TV series. In 2022, she appeared in the movie Du Tri as Mrs. Hanh - Captain Vu's mother (Thanh Son).

In early 2023, she played the role of Mrs. Phuong in the movie Don't Say When You Love, in the second half of 2023, the actress continued to be present in the movie The Battle Without Borders as Ngan. Earlier this year, she made an impression when she played the role of Mrs. Giang, the difficult mother-in-law, or nagging in I love each other peacefully, The closest is the role of O Sin in Milk Flower in the Wind.

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