Once Upon a Time in Vu Dai Village

Thứ, a teacher in an impoverished village of French occupied Vietnam, witnesses the daily tragedies and hardships his neighborhood has to endure. A joint adaptation of three of Nam Cao's classic works: the short stories "Chi Pheo", "Old Hạc" (Lão Hạc) and the novel "Corroded Life" (Sống mòn).

Cast

Hữu Mười

Teacher Thứ

Bùi Cường

Chí Phèo

Đức Lưu

Thị Nở

Kim Lân

Lão Hạc

Thanh Hiền

Teacher Thứ's wife

Mạnh Sinh

Bá Kiến

Mai Chau

Bá Kiến's third wife

Hoàng Yến

Bá Kiến's first wife

Phạm Văn Khoa

Director of Đông Hưng Publisher

Trúc Quỳnh

Thị Nở’s aunt