Boat People (1982)

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109 min - Drama - 13 October 1982 (Hong Kong)

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A Japanese photojournalist revisits Vietnam after the Liberation and learns harsh truths about its regime and its "New Economic Zones".



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Cast

Credited cast:
	Paul Chiang
	Jialing Hao
	Meiying Jia
	George Lam	...	Shiomi Akutagawa
	Andy Lau	...	To Minh
	Shujing Lin
	Season Ma	...	Cam Nuong
	Cora Miao	...	Nguyen's Mistress
	Mengshi Qi

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Storyline

A Japanese reporter arrives in Vietnam hoping to capture the essence the society under the rule of the Communist Party. With the help of a vietnamese girl, he eventually opens his eyes to the painful truth of postwar Vietnam. Written by Cha <cha@hk.super.net>

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Plot Keywords:

Vietnam | Reporter | Title Directed By Female | Violence

Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | Japanese | Vietnamese

Release Date:

13 October 1982 (Hong Kong) See more »

Also Known As:

Ludzie z lodzi See more »

Filming Locations:

Hainan, China

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bluebird Movie Enterprises Ltd. See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

When Yun-Fat Chow turned down the role of To Minh, he recommended to producer Meng Xia a young actor, who had just worked with him on a TV series. Chow didn't know the actor by name. Leading man George Lam spoke of a young actor who played a small role in a movie starring Lam. The young actor made quite an impression and Lam thought the young man would fit in the role of To Minh. But he didn't know the actor by name. As the shooting began in Hainan Island and the role of To Minh was still undecided, the whole crew became anxious. Cinematographer David Chung suggested another young actor and Meng Xia went to meet with him. Xia finally cast the young actor as To Minh. The actor was Andy Lau, who happened to be the same unknown actor who Yun-Fat Chow and George Lam referred to. See more »