Nguyễn Hồng Sến

Nguyễn Hồng Sến

People's Artist Nguyễn Hồng Sến (1933-1995) was a Vietnamese film director, best known for his films about the Vietnam War. He was born in Moc Hoa, Long An province. After 1954, he went to North Vietnamese and attended the first cinematography class of the Vietnam Film School. The first film he made is a documentary, "Nước về Bắc Hưng Hải" (Water Flows to North Hung Hai), winning the Gold Medal at the Moscow International Film Festival in 1959. Nguyễn continued to make other films, such as "Lửa trung tuyến" (Fire of the Middle Zone), "Kim Đồng"..., before returning to South Vietnam in 1964. After a number of films reporting on the war, Nguyễn directed "Đường ra phía trước"/The Way Forward (he credited himself as Hồng Chi), documenting the activities of a public transport convoy serving the battlefield in the Dong Thap Muoi area of Vietnam. This film won the Gold Medal at the 1969 Moscow International Film Festival and the Golden Lotus Award at the 1973 Vietnam Film Festival. After 1975, he had a short internship in Bulgaria and the German Democratic Republic, then returned to Vietnam to direct his first feature film "Mùa gió chướng" (The Windy Season). The film received the Silver Lotus award at the 1980 Vietnam Film Festival. At the same festival, his second feature film "Cánh đồng hoang" (The Abandoned Zone: Free Fire Area), about the difficult life of a couple with a small child in the Dong Thap Muoi area during the Vietnam War, received the Golden Lotus award. "Cánh Đồng Hoang" would go on to win the First Prize at the Moscow International Film Festival, 1981. Nguyễn Hồng Sến was awarded the title of the People's Artist in 1984. He died in 1995 of a serious illness.

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Nguyễn Hồng Sến Movies

  • 1979
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    The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone

    The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone

    6.3 1979 HD

    In Dong Thap Muoi during the days of the Vietnam War, Ba Do, Sau Xoa and their little child live in a small shack in the middle of an abandoned...

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  • 1970
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    Nhiệm Vụ Hoa Hồng

    Nhiệm Vụ Hoa Hồng

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1979
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    The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone

    The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone

    6.3 1979 HD

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  • 1964
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    Kim Đồng

    Kim Đồng

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1961
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    Lửa trung tuyến

    Lửa trung tuyến

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1962
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    An Early Autumn Day

    An Early Autumn Day

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1986
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    Flooding Season

    Flooding Season

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1983
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    Hòn Đất

    Hòn Đất

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1978
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    Whirlwind Season

    Whirlwind Season

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1984
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    Left Alone

    Left Alone

    1 1984 HD

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