SONG LANG (2018) | Bài tân cổ Tâm Sự Một Người Đi

Bài ca cổ Tâm Sự Một Người Đi
Written by: Phương Vĩnh Kỳ
Performed by: Leon Le

The plot:
Set in a richly imagined 1980s Saigon, Song Lang is a gritty underworld noir hiding a tender, romantic heart. At the film’s core is the unlikely bond that develops between hunky, brooding Dung (Lien Binh Phat), a tough debt collector for a ruthless loan shark, and Linh Phung (popular V-pop singer Isaac), a charismatic young opera singer for a struggling company that performs cai luong, a modern form of traditional Vietnamese folk opera.

The two meet when Dung comes to forcefully collect a debt from the opera troupe, but when their paths cross again, a friendship—and then more—develops, awakening surprising, tender feelings in both men. Their story, too, soon scales operatic heights.

Genre: Drama, LGBTQ, Musical
Director/Editor: Leon Le
Co-writer: Leon Le, Nguyễn Thị Minh Ngọc
Director of Cinematography: Bob Nguyễn
Producer: Ngô Thanh Vân, Irene Trinh
Cast: Liên Bỉnh Phát, Isaac, Tú Quyên, Thanh Tú, Kiều Trinh, Minh Phượng, Hữu Quốc.
Production & Credits: Studio68, CreaTV.
Distributors: Lotte Cinema
Country: Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam