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Heaven & Earth (1993) 6.7
The final movie in Oliver Stone's Vietnam trilogy follows the true story of a Vietnamese village girl who survives a life of suffering and hardship during and after the Vietnam war. As a ... See full summary » Director:Oliver Stone |
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Supak Pititam | ... |
Buddhist Monk
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Thuan K. Nguyen | ... |
Uncle Luc
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Ba
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Thuan Le | ... |
Kim
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Sau
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Hai
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Vinh Dang | ... |
Bon
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Khiem Thai | ... |
Brother In Law
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Viet Cong Captain
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Michelle Vynh Le | ... |
Viet Cong Cadre Woman
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Tuan Tran | ... |
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The final movie in Oliver Stone's Vietnam trilogy follows the true story of a Vietnamese village girl who survives a life of suffering and hardship during and after the Vietnam war. As a freedom fighter, a hustler, young mother, a sometime prostitute, and the wife of a US. marine, the girl's relationships with men suggests an analogy of Vietnam as Woman and the U.S. as Man. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
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Lasting victories are won in the heart. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for violence, language and sexuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
25 December 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El cielo y la tierra See more »Box Office
Budget:
$33,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$5,864,949 (USA)Company Credits
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Buddhist Monk: If I show you a tiny baby killed by a bayonet and say it is his karma, we may cry for the baby, for the baby's karma and the bad karma of the soldier who killed it. But we must never use our emotion to deny the wheel of incarnation that caused the act. It is as natural as the movement of the sun and the moon.
Le Ly: Master, how can I tell him we must be friends and soul mates without ...
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Ritual Music of Tibetan Buddhism
Performed by Monks of the Dip Tse Chok Ling Monastery, Dharamsala
Courtesy of Fortuna Records
By Arrangement with Celestial Harmonies
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The film was based on the book "When Heaven and Earth Changed Places", which Le Ly Hayslip wrote about her experiences during and after the Vietnam War. See more »Goofs
When Steve picks up Le Ly and her kids when the south is being overrun, he flies in on an Army helicopter, despite the fact that him and his friends are all in the Marines. See more »Quotes
Le Ly: I am insulted at the insolence of men. They don't respect women. I cannot believe such men have known a mother's love.Buddhist Monk: If I show you a tiny baby killed by a bayonet and say it is his karma, we may cry for the baby, for the baby's karma and the bad karma of the soldier who killed it. But we must never use our emotion to deny the wheel of incarnation that caused the act. It is as natural as the movement of the sun and the moon.
Le Ly: Master, how can I tell him we must be friends and soul mates without ...
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Connections
Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Quentin Tarantino/Smashing Pumpkins (1995) See more »Soundtracks
"Sacred Ceremonies 2"Ritual Music of Tibetan Buddhism
Performed by Monks of the Dip Tse Chok Ling Monastery, Dharamsala
Courtesy of Fortuna Records
By Arrangement with Celestial Harmonies
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I don't understand why most people don't appreciate this movie. I guess one reason is that it's not easy to look at your own people, US soldiers, as enemies, or at your country - in the final - as the land of fatty meaninglessnes. Or maybe they were expecting something different from Stone, something more than that history - not so unusual as someone observed - of a simple vietnamese country girl. The point, for me, is that this is not a film about the vietnam war, which is only the background. If you make the effort to forget the vietnam war, its historical and cultural legacy, to avoid being on the side of one of the armies (maybe is easier for me, being an italian), you'll discover one of the most intense movie about the family and the bonds with the earth where you belong. Stone through the story of this simple girl succeeded in telling the story of entire humankind, analizing those which are its roots, its ties, its hopes, its condemnations. Honestly, one of the best movies I've ever seen. Sincere, profound, touching. True.