A number of documentaries and films about Hanoi will be screened in the capital city to mark the 60 th anniversary of the capital’s Liberation Day (October 10).

The film week is organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Cinema Department in coordination with film distributors in the city from October 8-14.

A documentary on Dr Tran Duy Hung, an outstanding doctor who is also the chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee during the fiercest years of the anti-US war, and the movie “Song cung lich su” (Living with history ) which honours the great victory of Dien Bien Phu were chosen for the week’s inaugural screening on October 8.

The film week will take place at Vincom’s cinema 191 Ba Trieu and the National Cinema Centre at 87 Lang Ha, featuring the films “Hanoi, 12 Days and Nights,” “Hanoi, the Winter of 1946” among others. All the shows are free.-VNA