THE CHILDHOOD MOON
Synopsis
The film recreates the childhood of President Ho Chi Minh as a boy named Nguyen Sinh Cung, with a difficult childhood with his father, a poor scholar who always had to leave home to teach, and his hard-working mother who devoted herself to her children but suffered a lot because the family was poor in the context of the country being occupied.
Director's biography
Director Ho Ngoc Xum, born on February 15, 1955, in An Giang, graduated from Ho Chi Minh City University and Hanoi University of Theater and Cinema. He has directed many notable films produced by Liberation Film Joint Stock Company, including The Whistling Grass (1989), Pieces of Tragic Love (1990), Wanted 2 (1991), Reluctant Boxer (1992), Love from the Abyss (1992), Seasonless Moon (1997), and most recently The Childhood Moon (2024). He is currently working on the film Memories of the Spring Dance (2025).