578 Magnum
Asian Cinema
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Action, Drama
After leaving the Special Forces, container truck driver and single father Hùng (Alexandre Nguyen) dedicates his life to raising his six-year-old daughter. But when she gets kidnapped and assaulted, Hùng relies on his martial arts training and combat skills to hunt down the twisted millionaire responsible. His mission of vengeance takes him on a journey deep into the Vietnamese underworld, where he faces off against legions of bloodthirsty gangsters working for one of the world's most dangerous crime syndicates.
From award-winning director Luong Dinh Dung and featuring action sequences by Oh Sea Young (Avengers: Age of Ultron), 578 MAGNUM was selected as Vietnam's 2023 official Oscar entry for Best International Feature.
“It has more than enough flying fists, a female biker gang of assassins, and hand tools you wouldn't find on the shelves of your neighbourhood Home Depot.” –Screen Anarchy
DIRECTED BY DUNG LUONG DINH
VIETNAM | 2022 | VIETNAMESE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
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