Directed by Barbara Sonneborn • 1998 • United States
In this powerful and poetic documentary, the legacy of the Vietnam War is explored from a perspective rarely acknowledged: that of the survivors whose lives continue to be impacted by the loss of their loved ones. Twenty years after her husband was killed in Vietnam, director Barbara Sonneborn embarks on a journey overseas to the countryside where her husband died. Her odyssey is interwoven with the testimonies of both Vietnamese and American war widows whose words reveal the devastating impact of a war that, decades after its end, still exacts a devastating human toll.
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