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Technical modifications of Vietnamese film Truong Ngoc Anh

Overview

Following the November 2025 detention of actress and producer Truong Ngoc Anh for ‘abuse of trust to appropriate property’, the Vietnamese film ‘Mãi nợ một lời tạm biệt’ (formerly ‘Chiếc kén’) underwent significant technical modifications. To complete the theatrical version, the production team utilized AI, CGI, and voice replacement to remove Truong Ngoc Anh’s image and voice from the film.

These technical adjustments, which included Automated Dialogue Replacement (ADR), increased the production budget by approximately 10%, raising the total cost from an estimated $1 million USD to roughly $1.15 million USD.

Despite these efforts, the film has faced severe financial difficulties at the box office. While the production requires revenue of at least 55 to 60 billion VND to break even, the film earned only 1.5 billion VND within its first five days of release.

Entities

Trương Ngọc Ánh · Kiều Chinh · Daniel K. Winn · Ho Chi Minh City Police · Mai No Mot Loi Tam Biet

Timeline

  1. 2 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Vietnamese film faces losses after using AI to replace actress

    The Vietnamese film ‘Mai No Mot Loi Tam Biet’ faces low box office returns despite using AI to replace actress Truong Ngoc Anh’s likeness following her legal troubles, driving costs up to $1.15 million USD.

  2. 8 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Truong Ngoc Anh's role modified with AI in new film

    The film ‘Mãi nợ một lời tạm biệt’ used AI and CGI to modify the role of actress Truong Ngoc Anh after her arrest for property appropriation in November 2025.

Sources

kenh14.vn · soha.vn