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

Synopsis of the film

Answering the call of her country and love, a young female doctor from Hanoi went to the battlefield. She had a habit of keeping a diary. In Duc Pho, Quang Ngai, devastated by American bombs in 1970, she continued to write daily. Her comrades hadn't returned with reinforcements, the wounded had run out of rice, and the enemy was constantly searching nearby, yet she poured out her heart through each page. She had no intention of writing for the world to read. Therefore, her profound beliefs were expressed in a simple, unadorned, and deeply humane way, as beautiful and pure as the woman herself. "Don't burn that notebook – there's already fire in it" – that metaphorical statement from the Republic soldier gave the diary its first chance to survive. "Don't burn it," this shortened phrase became the title of a feature film written and directed by People's Artist Dang Nhat Minh, based on the famous diary of Dang Thuy Tram and the true story surrounding its fate.

The film realistically portrays the brutal war where sacrifice and loss occurred every hour, every minute, where death was easier than eating a meal, where the young doctor was heartbroken and devastated by her inability to save her comrades and fellow countrymen due to lack of medicine and equipment, and where she always affectionately called out to her mother and the strong support system on the home front...

The diary fell into the hands of Fred, a conscientious American soldier. He himself was daily facing the painful and tragic deaths from the horrific war against civilians. Upon returning to America, the diary continued to burn within the veteran after all his experiences, changing the thinking of his family. They were determined to find the beloved family of the diary's owner, despite the vast distance between Vietnam and America and the lack of information... 35 years after possessing this priceless memento, the veteran exclaimed: "Thuy Tram is my benefactor; she taught me how to love"...