Ra Choi (2006)

Set in a Vietnamese populated Sydney suburb, Ra Choi is the story of four street kids down on their luck and trying to make a life for themselves. It's a moving and emotional journey where ... See full summary »

Director:

M. Frank

Writer:

M. Frank

Stars:

Nammi Le, Paul W. He, Nina Fernandez

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Cast

Credited cast:
Nammi Le	...	Trinh (as Nammi Le Benson)
Paul W. He	...	Dac Kien (as Paul He)
Nina Fernandez	...	Lucy
Charles Nguyen	...	Lanh
Felino Dolloso	...	Duong
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Larni Attwood	...	Kim
Allison Cratchley	...	Jenny
Stella Ha Vi Do	...	Thi
Marc Kay	...	Trinh's Customer
Gary Lo	...	Quan
Jason McGoldrick	...	Rodney
Blair Milan	...	Undercover Police Officer
Lindsay Moss	...	Business Man
Johnny Tran	...	Trang
Janneke Williamson	...	Angela (as Janneke Arent)

Storyline

Set in a Vietnamese populated Sydney suburb, Ra Choi is the story of four street kids down on their luck and trying to make a life for themselves. It's a moving and emotional journey where the strength of the human spirit is often the only hope they have in their intertwined lives. Each is on a path of discovery, fighting for a level of existence that most of us take for granted; a roof over their head, a warm meal, new clothes, a job. Every city has its heartbreaking stories and these young lives hit levels of desperation that we pray no one ever has to reach. Ra Choi, is a Vietnamese expression, which translated means "Coming out to play." It refers to the immersion into street life. Dac Kien, Lahn, Trinh and Lucy and their friends are more than just kids on the street. They are family who cannot survive without each other's support. They will soon discover the true meaning of friendship and loyalty.

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Writer/director M. Frank spent six months researching by meeting and spending time with numerous street kids and drug dealers before developing the script. Some of them play cameo roles and worked as advisors on the film.

User Reviews

Ra Choi sucks

Ra Choi is an indie film set in the Western Suburbs of Sydney and is about Vietnamese Kids trying to make luck for themselves.They cannot survive without each other oh please!!!!! How is this movie supposed to be a movie if there is no color correction.What the f**k did the editing people do for this movie.This Movie has Crap Quality when shot in night scenes.Picture quality is bad,acting is bad,cheap editing,no color correction,standard Home Video Look,the Vietnamese actors think they're so good in acting(But they're not!),but good cinematography overall i give this movie a rating of 1.And Overall this is a bad movie

I will never watch this film again!!!!

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 March 2006 (UK)

Also Known As:

Coming Out to Play

Filming Locations:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Makovision Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1