“578 Magnum” Teaser Poster
If you’re looking for a fresh dose of slicin’, dicin’ and other forms of martial arts action, then brace yourself for 578 Magnum, an upcoming Vietnamese actioner from writer, director and producer, Luong Dinh Dung (Drowsy City).
The film stars French actor Alexandre Nguyen (End of a Gun) with action from Korean stunt veteran Oh Sea Young, whose work includes The Yellow Sea, Snowpiercer and Parasite. The film also features director of photography by Morgan Schmidt, who has worked on Veronica Ngo Thanh Van’s Furie (via SA).
Official Plot: A container truck driver, Hùng, lives an idyllic life with his little daughter, An. The father and the daughter become the closest companions in every journey with their orange container truck. Life goes on like that until An has to leave her father to go to school. One day, Hùng is informed that An is suffering from a severe depression. Relying on his old skills in the past and finding out the truth, Hùng becomes enraged and pained to know that his little girl was kidnapped and sexually abused by a male stranger. Starting his lone and intense journey looking for and chasing after the unknown abuser, Hùng realizes that to hunt down that psychopath he has to counter the massive underground forces behind them.
578 Magnum is getting a domestic theatrical release on March 25, 2022. Here’s hoping for U.S. release announcement soon. Until then, check out the Trailer below:
