Film poster of Silence of the Abyss. (Photo courtesy of VTV) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam Television Film Centre (VFC) held a pressconference on March 19 to announce the debut of the centre’s latest TVseries Silence of the Abyss.
The 32-episode series portrays the stunning landscapes of the country’smountainous northwestern region and the life of Mong people – dwellers of themountains.
Adapted from a novel by writer Do Bich Thuy, who also scripted the TVseries, Silence of the Abyss tell a tale of love and tragedy evolvedaround mountain people’s ancient practice of bride stealing.
Thuy, a native of Ha Giang, has written several highly acclaimed works aboutthe life of Mong people including Pao’s story and Harmonicabehind the stony cliff.
The custom was originally designed to help poor grooms, who were unable tooffer the often extravagant amount of dowry demanded by the bride’s family, tobe able to marry their lovers.
Contrary to many outsiders’ beliefs, the stealing of the bride almost alwaysreceived her parents’ implicit blessing. On a set date, they would turn a blindeye and allow the groom to steal their daughter as a way to overcome the hurdleof the ancient dowry rules.
Bride-stealing custom can be found among many of the mountainous region’sethnicities as well as other parts of the world.
Unfortunately, once in a while people may decide to take advantage of thecustom and forcefully steal the bride against her will such as the case of Sua,a young Mong girl, who was stolen by the village’s rich boy and separated fromher lover. The exploitation of the noble ancient custom led to tragedies forall parties involved with three broken hearts and an unhappy marriage.
The film crew stayed in Ha Giang for four months during production phase withtemperature dropping to sub-zero level at times while facing a shortage ofwater due to the dry season in the mountain. In order to play their characters,the series’ actors and actresses learned how the Mong people talk, work andplay.
The series will be aired from April 1 on VTV3.-VNA
The 32-episode series portrays the stunning landscapes of the country’smountainous northwestern region and the life of Mong people – dwellers of themountains.
Adapted from a novel by writer Do Bich Thuy, who also scripted the TVseries, Silence of the Abyss tell a tale of love and tragedy evolvedaround mountain people’s ancient practice of bride stealing.
Thuy, a native of Ha Giang, has written several highly acclaimed works aboutthe life of Mong people including Pao’s story and Harmonicabehind the stony cliff.
The custom was originally designed to help poor grooms, who were unable tooffer the often extravagant amount of dowry demanded by the bride’s family, tobe able to marry their lovers.
Contrary to many outsiders’ beliefs, the stealing of the bride almost alwaysreceived her parents’ implicit blessing. On a set date, they would turn a blindeye and allow the groom to steal their daughter as a way to overcome the hurdleof the ancient dowry rules.
Bride-stealing custom can be found among many of the mountainous region’sethnicities as well as other parts of the world.
Unfortunately, once in a while people may decide to take advantage of thecustom and forcefully steal the bride against her will such as the case of Sua,a young Mong girl, who was stolen by the village’s rich boy and separated fromher lover. The exploitation of the noble ancient custom led to tragedies forall parties involved with three broken hearts and an unhappy marriage.
The film crew stayed in Ha Giang for four months during production phase withtemperature dropping to sub-zero level at times while facing a shortage ofwater due to the dry season in the mountain. In order to play their characters,the series’ actors and actresses learned how the Mong people talk, work andplay.
The series will be aired from April 1 on VTV3.-VNA
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