Many documents were declassified in the special VTV “Dien Bien Phu – View from France”

On April 26, journalist Thu Ha, Deputy Head of the Foreign Affairs Department (VTV4), said that the special VTV documentary “Dien Bien Phu – View from France”, broadcast at 8:10 p.m. on May 7 on the channel VTV1 will bring a lot of newly declassified information, never before revealed to the audience about the Dien Bien Phu victory.

With only 4 months to research and film in Vietnam and France, the movie “Dien Bien Phu – View from France” was a rushed journey for the production team.

70 years have passed, Dien Bien Phu is still a subject that attracts special attention from many journalists and historians. In the special VTV documentary in May “Dien Bien Phu – View from France” will mention the causes and mistakes leading to the defeat of the French army at the battle of Dien Bien Phu, through analysis of financial assets. Top secret archives of the French army, comments of French generals – those who directly participated in the battle. From there, we give explanations as to why, with its military power, France still failed.

“Dien Bien Phu – View from France” was produced by the crew of the Foreign Television Department (VTV4), Vietnam Television. With a duration of 50 minutes, the film will be a new perspective on the Dien Bien Phu campaign through valuable information exploited by the production team from the massive amount of documents about the campaign being stored at the Archives Center. of the French Ministry of Defense and the French National Assembly. Many newly declassified documents. Much information has not been or has little access to this historical event.

According to journalist Thu Ha, the team used many vivid images combined with impressive graphics to ensure the content is presented realistically but still attracts viewers.

MAI AN