

Once Upon a Time in Vu Dai Village
1982, Vietnamese. Directed by Phạm Văn Khoa.
Thứ, a teacher in an impoverished village of French occupied Vietnam, witnesses the daily tragedies and hardships his neighborhood has to endure. A joint adaptation of three of Nam Cao's classic works: the short stories "Chi Pheo", "Old Hạc" (Lão Hạc) and the novel "Corroded Life" (Sống mòn).
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Vietnamese
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Details
- Released
- 1 April 1982
- Original title
- Làng Vũ Đại ngày ấy
- Country
- Vietnam
- Written by
- Trần Đắc, Trần Kim Thành
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Once Upon a Time in Vu Dai Village runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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Once Upon a Time in Vu Dai Village isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 April 1982. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Once Upon a Time in Vu Dai Village?
Once Upon a Time in Vu Dai Village (1982) was directed by Phạm Văn Khoa and stars Hữu Mười, Bùi Cường, Đức Lưu.