Dust of Life (1995) Poussières de vie
Dust of Life (1995)
DVDRip | MKV | 720x576 | x264 @ 1877 Kbps | 83 min | 1,21 Gb
Audio: Français-tiếng Việt AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English hardcoded
Genre: Drama
DVDRip | MKV | 720x576 | x264 @ 1877 Kbps | 83 min | 1,21 Gb
Audio: Français-tiếng Việt AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English hardcoded
Genre: Drama
Director: Rachid Bouchareb
Writers: Duyen Anh (novel), Rachid Bouchareb
Stars: Daniel Guyant, Gilles Chitlaphone, Jehan Pagès
This drama provides an insightful examination of life in Vietnam following the Vietnamese war. It places special focus upon the fate of Amerasians in a country that values "racial purity." Son is half Vietnamese and half African-American. After the fall of Saigon in 1975, Son's mother tried to find his father, an officer, so Son could go to America. She cannot find him and Son is taken away by the new regime to live in a work camp in the mountains near Cambodia. There can be no escape from these dread camps. Escape attempts are met with death or torture. Much of the film focuses on Son's attempts to adjust to the harshness of camp life. Son does make some friends in Bob, and a camp instructor. He and Bob befriend Shrimp and together they do escape on a raft with hopes of riding the river into Saigon.
IMDB - Nominated for 1 Oscar
A gripping, profoundly moving story - - finally a "Vietnam War" movie from an Amerasian perspective! A gut-wrenching and non-sentimental tale of young Amerasian kids just after the fall of Saigon in 1975. Rounded up and subjected to re-education camps, several band together to survive and plot escape. Oscar-Nominated Best Foreign picture in 1995… also known as "Dust of Life". Based on a true story. Unfortunately producer/director Rachid Bouchareb, (known better for the more recent French films, such as Indigenes, 29 Palms, L'humanite, West Beirut, Flanders, and London River) has never widely released this film in the United States so few people have had the opportunity to experience it. Amazing soundtrack and unrelenting plot- line. Powerful!
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Dust of Life (1995) Poussières de vie
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