The conflict between a group of workers and the manager as they struggle to maximize the production in a cement factory in the 60s

The main character in the film is a real person in history - the hero of the Vietnamese people's army, Cu Chinh Lan, set in the middle of the resistance war against the French (circa 1951) on the battlefield in North Vietnam.

A young man, recently returned from study abroad, accompanies his father on a ship bringing food and weapons to South Vietnam.

The life of two soldiers after war, who try to continue their studies at the university.

The sacrifice of a mother to protect the soldiers of Liberation Army of South Vietnam during the war against US imperialism

The head of a farming co-operative demolishes his house to free up land for the construction of a new irrigation canal, which causes great distress for him and his family.

A hard up historian lives happily with his newly-wed wife and her child from her previous husband. But as he becomes more successful and financially stable, the family relationships begin to fracture.