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The Beautiful Country (2004)
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Ratings: 7.3/10 from 2,443 users
Metascore:
64/100
Reviews: 32 user | 42 critic | 23 from Metacritic.com
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. Director:Hans Petter Moland |
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Binh
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Ling
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Wa
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Steve
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Captain Oh
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Chapman To | ... |
Chingmy
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Snakehead
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Xuan Phuc Dins | ... |
Pham
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Thu An Nguyen | ... |
Old Woman
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Ka Duy Pham | ... |
Cousin 15 years old
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Minh Trang Ngo | ... |
Cousin 14 years old
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Dang Quoc Thinh Tran | ... |
Tam
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Thi Kim Xuan Chau | ... |
Mai
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Tang Vu | ... |
Head Servant
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Thu Anh | ... |
Mrs. Hoa
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One of the consequences of America's involvement in the Vietnam war, was the children of GI's by their Vietnamese wives and lovers. For years those women who were involved with Americans were social outcasts, treated as collaborators while their children, even when living with grandparents, endured taunts and abuse. This is the story of one such love child, Binh, being forced from his village at 17, going to Saigon to find his mother, then trying to escape to America with his much younger half brother, Tam, in 1990. The film lingers on the rigors of the voyage: the sampan, the Malaysian detention camps, the illegal refugee ship, and the underground economy with near slavery in New York City. It finally opens up when Binh leaves New York for Houston to find his father. Written by Maple-2
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An epic story of hope.Genres:
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Gi tis epangelias See more »Box Office
Budget:
$6,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$25,900 (USA) (10 July 2005) (6 Screens)Gross:
$442,612 (USA) (9 October 2005)Company Credits
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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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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. See 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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