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Overview
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Sabina Murray (story) and
Lingard Jervey (story) ...
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Release Date:
13 March 2004 (Norway) more
Tagline:
An epic story of hope.
Plot:
After reuniting with his mother in Ho Chi Minh City, a family tragedy causes Binh to flee from Viet Nam to America. Landing in New York, Binh begins a road trip to Texas, where his American father is said to live. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Playboy Spread Strips Ling from 'Sith'?
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 3 May 2005)
User Comments:
Great movie, yet underrated more (31 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Damien Nguyen | ... | Binh |
 | Ling Bai | ... | Ling |
 | Thi Hoa Mai | ... | Wa |
 | Nick Nolte | ... | Steve |
 | Tim Roth | ... | Captain Oh |
| Chapman To | ... | Chingmy |
 | Temuera Morrison | ... | Snakehead |
| Xuan Phuc Dins | ... | Pham |
| Thu An Nguyen | ... | Old Woman |
| Ka Duy Pham | ... | Cousin 15 years old |
| Minh Trang Ngo | ... | Cousin 14 years old |
| Dang Quoc Thinh Tran | ... | Tam |
| Thi Kim Xuan Chau | ... | Mai |
| Tang Vu | ... | Head Servant |
| Thu Anh | ... | Mrs. Hoa |
Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated R for some language and a crude sexual reference.
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Runtime:
Norway:137 min | USA:125 min | Argentina:128 min
Language:
English | Cantonese | Mandarin | Vietnamese
Color:
Color (Cinecolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | UK:12 | Argentina:16 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Netherlands:MG6 | Norway:11 | USA:R
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Goofs:
Errors in geography: When Binh gets to Texas, the family giving him a ride drops him off outside a city and refers to it as Houston. The skyline of the city is very clearly that of Dallas, not Houston. more
Quotes:
Binh:
My mother is very beautiful. Like cranes flying at sunset.
Steve:
Binh, why are you here?
Binh:
This place?
Steve:
No, America.
Binh:
America beautiful.
Steve:
How's that?
Binh:
[no response]
Steve:
Did you come by boat?
Binh:
Yes.
Steve:
Hard?
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Classic tale of redemption, brimming with drama and a lead character that says little, but who you quickly relate to and associate yourself with. Starts of kind of slow, but after 15-20 minutes, the movie picks up and never slows down, with high drama and classic storytelling. A must-see. The movie is set to the backdrop of the aftermath of the Vietnam war in Vietnam, and portrays the poverty-stricken environment they are forced to live in. It then moves on to show the desperation of would-be American immigrants fleeing from one land that doesn't want them to sneak into another. After watching this movie, you will definitely have a greater appreciation for what some immigrants have to go through.