Tâm, a high school senior with dreams of becoming a singer, earns a spot in the next round of a major music competition. However, his father, Mr. Phước, insists he follow a more traditional path and attend university instead. In the clash between passion and expectation, where will father and son finally find common ground and understanding?
Inspired by Chuyện Người Con Gái Nam Xương and Đèn Âm Hồn, the story is set in a rural village in Northern Vietnam during the feudal era. Thương, a mother raising her son Lĩnh alone while awaiting her husband's return from war, faces eerie events after Lĩnh accidentally discovers a mysterious lantern. The boy begins calling the shadow cast on the wall his father. According to the village shaman, the lantern is a đèn âm hồn, capable of summoning vengeful spirits. Strange and haunting occurrences unfold, leaving Thương and the villagers to question: is the shadow truly Lĩnh's father or something far more sinister?
Mysterious deaths occur in a community where someone, or something, is brewing The Skull Wine, the oldest form of dark magic.
The descendants of an infamous group of bandits investigate a series of brutal murders in their village. Is this karma or the work of a vengeful human?
Chiều Xuân (full name Nguyễn Thị Chiều Xuân, b. 13 February 1967, Hanoi) is a Vietnamese actress. The daughter of famous Vietnamese stage director Đức Đọc, she began acting at a young age and became known for her role as Thuận in "My Mother-in-law" (Mẹ chồng tôi, d. Khải Hưng, 1994). She won the Golden Lotus Award for Best Actress at the 11th Vietnam Film Festival in 1996, for her role as Na in "Sweetheart off to Get Married" (Người yêu đi lấy chồng, d. Vũ Châu, 1996).