A documentary titled “Lang ve nha moi” (Lang at his new home) will depict the arduous life of jungle man Ho Van Lang and his father during their 40 years living in a deep forest in central Quang Ngai province’s Tay Tra District.

The 28-minute film, produced by a group of young reporters at Quang Ngai Radio and Television, will portray humans’ combat for survival in the most extreme conditions and highlight locals’ concern and care in helping reintegrate the two men.

“We chose Lang and his father as the focus of this film, which will be submitted to this year’s 2013 National Television Festival in Quang Ninh province, not only because the high-profile case was recently the spotlight of local and international media, but also because the father and son were victimized by war and destitution,” shared Ho Nhat Thao, one of the reporters who made the film.

Lang, 42 and his 82-year-old father, Ho Van Thanh, were spotted in early August 2013 by some locals while the two were roaming in a deep forest. Stunned at their abnormal appearances, gestures and manners, the locals reported their finding to local authorities, who set up a team to track them down. The search team caught the father and son staying in a small hut built on the branches of a large tree.

To survive in the remote forest, Lang and his father ate fruits, manioc and corn and only had loincloths made of tree barks. Totally isolated from social contact for such a long time, they both could only speak a little of the language of the Kor ethnic minority group.

An investigation into the men’s identification revealed that Thanh once lived a normal life with his family in the commune’s Tra Kem Hamlet 40 years ago.

But one day, a bombing occurred in the hamlet, killing Thanh’s mother and two of his four children on the spot.

It is suspected that the devastated Thanh took his remaining son, 2 years old at the time, and ran away into the jungle. The two had since lived their lonely life, without contact with anyone.

Local authorities and residents built a house for the father and son and have helped them get back to normal life.