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Shiomi Akutagawa (George Lam), a Japanese photojournalist, travels to Vietnam to document life under communist rule. Government officials are all too happy to take him on a tour of villages that are clean, happy and healthy. But Shiomi is restless. He manages to break away from the government tour and sets out on his own. He meets Cam (Season Ma), a young boy, and a villager's mistress (Cora Miao), who become his guides to the Vietnam the government doesn't want anyone to see.

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Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia Tackles the twin evils of propaganda and state oppression through the eyes of a naïve foreigner. Mar 21, 2022 Full Review Matt Brown ScreenAnarchy Season Ma's performance as Cam Nuong is the heart of the film, however; never cloying or precious, but always with a keen sense of a lived reality and an ancient-feeling pragmatism. Feb 25, 2022 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A politicized film revealing the human tragedy of war. Rated: A Dec 13, 2020 Full Review Andrew Heskins easternKicks.com Time has hardly lessened the impact of Hui's film, both beautiful and bleak. It's simply outstanding. Rated: 5/5 Sep 24, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jazz M Incredibly shot, acted and directed Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/04/23 Full Review Pier A movie accusing the Vietnamese system of repression that is shot in China, with Chinese dialogues, Chinese actors, at the time of the war between Vietnam and China. Any conflict of interest? Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Shiven K A passionate yet bleak drama about the inner conflicts of life after war. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review s r Fascinating premise. A Chinese film about a Japanese reporter in Vietnam who exposes the shortcomings of communist . It was melodramatic and certainly felt Chinese, but the topic was effectively shown. Saw it on TCM. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member In celebration of Ann Hui's record-breaking 5th win of BEST DIRECTOR in HONG KONG FILM AWARDS for her epic THE GOLDEN ERA (2014), which is also the eventual recipient of BEST PICTURE, it is an opportune time to track back her first win at the age of 35 for her fourth feature BOAT PEOPLE, which has established her as a pioneer in the New Wave movement of Hong Kong Cinema. keep reading my review on my blog: http://wp.me/p1eXom-1Sm Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Great movie!!Never thought that Ann Hui can direct such an unpeaceful film.All the actors and actress highlight the movie.The script,lighting and music are amazing. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Shiomi Akutagawa (George Lam), a Japanese photojournalist, travels to Vietnam to document life under communist rule. Government officials are all too happy to take him on a tour of villages that are clean, happy and healthy. But Shiomi is restless. He manages to break away from the government tour and sets out on his own. He meets Cam (Season Ma), a young boy, and a villager's mistress (Cora Miao), who become his guides to the Vietnam the government doesn't want anyone to see.
Director
Ann Hui
Production Co
Bluebird Movie Enterprises
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 29, 2019
Runtime
1h 51m