Surname Viêt Given Name Nam (1989)

The film evolves around questions of identity, popular memory and culture. While focusing on aspects of Vietnamese reality as seen through the lives and history of women resistance in Vietnam and in the U.S, it raises questions on the politics of interviewing and documenting.

Released April 1, 1989 108 min None+

Genres: Documentary, History, Romance, War

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