The movie The General’s Hornblower A collection of tragicomedies in the countryside, happening to the main character, village chief Kien (Quoc Tuan) and all the difficulties he encountered after receiving the position of village chief “from the sky”. So many tear-jerking stories happened while the simple, naive and kind village chief Kien built and managed the village…
The cast of The General’s Horn Blower. Photo: Producer
Quoc Tuan
Success of General trumpeter comes from Quoc Tuan’s natural and authentic performance as village chief Kien – the male lead of the film.
In addition, when mentioning the 1990s, Quoc Tuan is also loved for the series of films The People Who Live By My Side, 12A and 4H.
Artist Quoc Tuan is famous for the movie The Condor Hero. Photo: Producer
In the field of cinema, he also left his mark through many works such as: Quiet Mountain Forest, Who Dies for the Beauty, Fire Moon, Whisper of War, Hanoi Winter 46, Dien Bien Phu in the Air, Letter from the Road. In 2013, the film Proud Heart directed by him was broadcast on VTV.
Although he was a famous actor in the North at that time, artist Quoc Tuan said that his income was extremely modest: “If we estimate, it would probably be just over a million/film, and actors have to provide their own costumes. There were films where the salary was not enough to buy clothes, because we couldn’t wear them over and over again. At that time, we actors all worked for our profession, for our passion, not for money. If we worked for money, we would feel very sad!”
He got married at the age of 39 and welcomed his first son two years later. However, the actor’s son unfortunately suffered from Apert syndrome (localized premature bone stiffness, airway stenosis) – a rare disease in the world (ratio 1/160,000 people)…
Artist Quoc Tuan has accompanied his son for many years. Photo: FBNV
For years, Actor Quoc Tuan accompanied his son through 11 major surgeries. After a long journey with many hardships and difficulties to treat his son, Bom’s health (real name Nguyen Anh Tuan) has now improved, is better, and can integrate and live like a normal person. Not only taking care of his health, Quoc Tuan also nurtured Bom’s passion for music when he realized that his son had a special interest in the piano and guided him on this path and achieved many remarkable achievements.
Last year, he appeared in a small role in the film Coolie Never Cries by director Pham Ngoc Lan.
Khanh Huyen
In the movie The Concubine, actress Khanh Huyen plays the role of Thom – the wife of village chief Kien. Thom is a person who often dominates her husband but is actually very emotional. To this day, audiences still remember actress Khanh Huyen for her role as Thom in the movie.
Actress Khanh Huyen in the movie The General’s Condor. Photo: Producer
The 7X beauty is known to the audience through many TV series such as Famous People, Joy and Sadness After the Bamboo Fence, Nu Tam Xuan, Nguoi Ta Re Cua Rung Cuoi, Ngot Va Man Trai… and many other series that were broadcast in prime time in the 2000s.
However, at the peak of her career in the Northern entertainment industry, she suddenly disappeared for a while and decided to move to the South to start everything over, after her first marriage broke down. Khanh Huyen not only had a happy new life, but her relationship with her ex-husband was also better.
Actress Khanh Huyen is still beautiful at the present time. Photo: FBNV
Nowadays, Khanh Huyen still occasionally appears in movies and television as an actress, but audiences often see her more often as an MC hosting television shows, and this job has given her a lot of valuable life experience.
Meritorious Artist Van Hiep
In the film, Meritorious Artist Van Hiep plays the role of village chief Hoat. His role brought much laughter to the audience. In addition to television dramas, Meritorious Artist Van Hiep is also successful in drama and especially with the image of village chief in the comedy shows of Gap Nhau Cuoi Tuan.
Meritorious Artist Van Hiep’s full name is Nguyen Van Hiep, born in 1942, originally from Thanh Tri, Hanoi. He studied acting at the first class of the Drama Department, Vietnam Theatre Arts School – the golden generation of Vietnamese theatre, in the same class as Doan Hoang Giang, Trong Khoi, Doan Chau. After graduating, he was accepted to work at the Vietnam Drama Theater. In his 40-year acting career, he has up to 1,000 plays and feature films.
Meritorious Artist Van Hiep in the movie The Condor Heroes. Photo: Producer
With a small body and a haggard face, Meritorious Artist Van Hiep is often invited to play the role of a kind and honest old farmer. His roles, whether positive or negative, often have in common the fact that they bring laughter to the audience. In particular, since the program “Gap nhau cuoi tuan” was born in 2000, he has become a familiar face to the audience through the role of “village chief”, appearing regularly on the small screen.
The passing of Meritorious Artist Van Hiep has caused many colleagues and audiences to feel sorry for him, because although he brought laughter to viewers, he had an unhappy personal life. He lived almost alone raising his children for 20 years, when his wife went to work in Germany and did not return. The couple lived separately but did not divorce. In the last years of his life, Meritorious Artist Van Hiep faced constant illness and was not very well off.
Artist Ngoc Tuyet
Artist Ngoc Tuyet’s career took off when she played the role of Mrs. Thin – the village chief’s aunt more than ten years ago in Nguoi ve tu va hang tong. Talking about this role, many people after watching it were “hesitant” because of the shrewdness of “Mrs. Thin”, but when meeting her in real life, they found her very approachable and open.
Artist Ngoc Tuyet in the movie The General’s Condor. Photo: Producer
She once said: “Not every actor brings all of themselves to the stage. Being an actor is one thing, but in real life, to be honest, I have never hit my child once, and even if I scold my child, I never scold him in front of a third person. However, a foreign reporter once asked me, if I met a “Mrs. Thin” in real life, how would I feel? I laughed so much that I had to say: To be honest, if I met someone like Mrs. Thin in real life, I would stay far away and not dare to touch her.”
In addition to the role of “Mrs. Thin”, when mentioning artist Ngoc Tuyet, people immediately remember the woman with a humorous face in the show Meet at the Weekend. Performing with her at that time were also familiar faces such as Pham Bang, Van Hiep, Van Toan, Huu Do, Ngoc Ha, Tuyet Lien, Diem Loc, etc.
Artist Ngoc Tuyet on film is a sour, shrewish, funny woman, but in real life, she is an extremely open woman. Despite her old age, she always maintains an optimism and carefree attitude that few people have.
Artist Ngoc Tuyet is happy to be able to do art. Photo: FBNV
Living single for many years but never feeling sad, the artist said her life is meaningful because of the connection with relatives and children.
In her current life, in addition to the joy of physical education and poetry, artist Ngoc Tuyet is very passionate about her career. She expressed: “I have retired for a long time, but I will not stop my art. If there is a role on television that suits the director, I will still accept it, and if there is a unit that invites me to perform, I will still go. In general, I am in a state of “worrying about being single and happy”. That means when invited, I am happy because I get to see my children and grandchildren and do art, and when I am at home, I go to the park to play and exercise with friends”.