A boy, abandoned by his family, finds himself struggle to continue his study at school and make a living without stepping in the crime-ridden path of his brother. One of the most acclaimed Vietnamese children films that reflects Đổi Mới era in how market forces and money shapes the social economic conditions and the lives of people.
On The Same River is the 1959 film of two directors Nguyen Hong Nghi and Pham Hieu Dan (ie Pham Ky Nam ) produced by the Vietnam Film Company . This is the first feature film of North Vietnam after 1954 and also the first feature film of Vietnam Revolution Cinema