Directed by Hải Ninh • 1974 • North Vietnam
Starring Lan Hương, Trà Giang, Thế Anh
Haunting and indelible, this landmark of Vietnamese cinema depicts the horrors of the Vietnam War from the point of view of a young girl (Lan Hương) as she searches for her family amid the rubble-strewn streets of Hanoi in the wake of the relentless American bombing campaign of December 1972. Remarkably filming in the midst of the actual war, director Hải Ninh captures unforgettable images of pathos, suffering, and deep compassion that stand as a vital corrective to Hollywood films about Vietnam.
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On the Same River
Directed by Nguyễn Hồng Nghi and Phạm Kỳ Nam • 1959 • North Vietnam
Starring Phi Nga, Mạnh Linh, Song KimThe first feature shot in North Vietnam is a stirring, strongly anticolonialist tale of two lovers, Vận (Mạnh Linh) a guerrilla fighter for the North, and Hoài (Phi Nga), a young woman from ...
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Ms. Tư Hậu
Directed by Phạm Kỳ Nam • 1963 • North Vietnam
Starring Trà Giang • Trần Phương • Minh TriAcclaimed as one of the most important films in Vietnamese cinema history, this galvanizing ode to the courage of the Vietnamese women who fought against French imperialism features a stunning performance ...
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Hearts and Minds
Directed by Peter Davis • 1974 • United States
A startling and courageous film, Peter Davis’s landmark 1974 documentary HEARTS AND MINDS unflinchingly confronted the United States’ involvement in Vietnam at the height of the controversy that surrounded it. Using a wealth of sources—from intervie...
