Boat People

Boat People

1982 · 109 min · CN · R · 7.6 (42 votes)
Dir. Ann Hui · Starring George Lam Tsz-Cheung, Season Ma, Cora Miao, Andy Lau, Tung-Sheng Chang, Qi Mengshi · Music Law Wing-Fai · Vietnam Trilogy
Drama

A Japanese photojournalist revisits Vietnam after the liberation to document the nation, and begins following and documenting the young children from a poor Vietnamese family.

VIBE

A quiet, observational film that captures the lingering melancholy of war's aftermath. It feels like watching faded photographs come to life, with a profound sense of human resilience and the quiet dignity of those left behind.

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