A Japanese photojournalist revisits Vietnam after the Liberation and learns harsh truths about its regime and its "New Economic Zones".
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- 6 wins & 7 nominations.
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Cast
| George Lam | ... |
Shiomi Akutagawa
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Season Ma | ... |
Cam Nuong
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| Andy Lau | ... |
To Minh
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Meiying Jia | ... |
Le Van Quyen
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Mung-Sek Kei |
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Junyi Guo | ... |
Van Lang
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Shujing Lin | ... |
Comrade Vu
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| Cora Miao | ... |
Nguyen's Mistress
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Jianzhou Cai | ... |
Monitor
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Tung-Sheng Chang | ... |
Doctor
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Gamhung Cheung | ... |
Ah Thanh
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Shui-Chiu Gan |
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Hengbao Guo | ... |
Leader of Team 15
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Jialing Hao | ... |
Cam Nuong's Mother
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Tao Lin | ... |
Leader of Team 16
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Pingmei Meng | ... |
Mrs. Pham
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Mengshi Qi | ... |
Comrade Nguyen
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Huangwen Wang | ... |
To Minh's Father
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Shouquan Wang | ... |
Inoue
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Shujun Wu | ... |
Van Nhac
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Directed by
| Ann Hui | ... | (as Ann On-Wah Hui) |
Written by
| Cheung Gam Hung | ... | (story) |
| Kang-Chien Chiu | ... | (script) (as An-Ping Tai) |
Produced by
| Meng Xia | ... | producer (produced by) (as Hsia Meng) |
Music by
| Wing-Fai Law | ||
Cinematography by
| David Chung | ||
| Zong Ji Huang | ||
| Chung Kay Wong | ||
Film Editing by
| Kin Kin | ||
Art Direction by
| Tony Au | ||
Costume Design by
| Saan-Ngai Wong | ||
Makeup Department
| San-Yee Wong | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Janlei Chui | ... | production manager |
| Seung-Kwok Lee | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Stanley Kwan | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Shi Cheng Yang | ... | props |
Sound Department
| Fan Lee | ... | sound recordist |
| Hong Lu | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Lai Pan | ... | still photographer (as Yuk Mok Pok) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Toei Yoga (1984) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1987) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- International Spectrafilm (1983) (United States) (subtitled)
- Spectrum Films (2015) (France) (DVD)
- Spectrum Films (2018) (France) (Blu-ray)
- The Criterion Channel (2021) (United States) (tv) (digital)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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.
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Box Office
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | HKD15,475,087 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film's English title is misleading: Boat People does not tell the story of boat people, it instead tells the plight of Vietnamese people under communist rule, the reason causing them to become boat people. The Chinese title, literally meaning "Run Towards the Angry Sea", more accurately describes the film's content. See more » |
| Goofs | At the dinner a waiter pours a beer for the journalist with a head of 3-4 cm. After the cut to another angle, only 1 cm is left. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Keep Rolling (2020). See more » |
| Soundtracks | La Vie en Rose See more » |
| Quotes |
Comrade Nguyen:
They're too young, Comrade Le and Comrade Vu. They're too eager. They lose proportion. When I see how determined they are... I think I must have been weak when I was young. It makes me feel old. Shiomi Akutagawa: You aren't old. Comrade Nguyen: Recently I've been thinking a lot about my youth... here and Paris, drinking French wine, eating French food... even longing for a French woman. I must be old! The Revolution claimed half of my life. And now I realized I'm old. My mind still lives in the colonial past. Vietnam has won her Revolution. But I've lost mine! I know where to get the best French food in Danang. I'll take you there sometime. See more » |