Vietnamese martial art film comes to Netflix

On January 23, "Vo Sinh Dai Chien" (The Battle of Pupils) will be available on Netflix.

The plot revolves around a group of young people who are passionate about

.

It stars Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat, a five-time world champion and four-time SEA Games medalist in muay Thai. "The Battle of Pupils" was

by the producer in January 2021 because distributors did not provide enough screenings.

Although it was well received by critics, director Thai Ba Dung and producer Ba Cuong stated that it was overlooked by distributors and cinemas because the actors and crew were rookies. According to them, the film was exhibited at

such as early morning and noon, when few people would come to watch.

According to Dung, the film was aired during non-peak times such as 8:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 11:30 p.m. In the end, it only made VND1 billion ($42,660), while costing VND24 billion to produce.

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