Screening of the film "Don't Burn" at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities

Movie summary

Following the call of the Fatherland, of love, the young female doctor from Hanoi went to the battlefield. She had a habit of keeping a diary. In the Duc Pho area, Quang Ngai, which was devastated by American bombs in 1970, she still wrote every day. Her comrades had not returned to support her, the wounded soldiers ran out of rice, the enemy was searching close by, but she still poured out her heart through each page. She had no intention of writing for the world to read. That is why her deep belief was written down in a simple, rustic way, imbued with humanity, beautiful and pure like herself. "Don't burn that book - there is fire in it" - the metaphorical saying of that Republic soldier created the first opportunity for the diary to exist. Don't burn, the above saying was shortened to become the name of the feature film written and directed by Director, People's Artist Dang Nhat Minh based on the famous diary Dang Thuy Tram and the true story surrounding the fate of the diary.

The film realistically recreates the fierce war where sacrifices and losses happen every hour, every minute, where death is easier than eating a meal, where the young doctor is heartbroken and broken-hearted when she is powerless to save her comrades and compatriots due to lack of money and means, where she always calls out affectionately to her mother, to the great rear...

The diary fell into the hands of Fred - an American soldier with a conscience. He himself was facing painful and heartbreaking deaths every day from the gruesome war against civilians. Returning to America, the diary continued to burn the veteran after many experiences, changing the thinking of his family members. They were determined to find the beloved family of the diary's owner even though Vietnam and America were thousands of miles apart and information was obscure... 35 years after keeping the priceless keepsake, the veteran exclaimed: "Thuy Tram is my benefactor, she taught me how to love"...