Vietnam War in film
Theatrical films about the Indochina refugee crisis
Table:
Year
Country
Title
Director
Events depicted

1981

Hong Kong

The Story of Woo Viet

Ann Hui

The story features Woo Viet, who wants to leave his country, Vietnam, behind and start over in the United States.

1982

Hong Kong

Boat People

Ann Hui

The Fall of Saigon and its aftermath

1984

UK

The Killing Fields (film)

Roland Joffé

The Killing Fields is a 1984 British biographical drama film about the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, which is based on the experiences of two journalists: Cambodian Dith Pran and American Sydney Schanberg.

1992

Australia

Turtle Beach (film)

Stephen Wallace

Judith, an Australian photojournalist (Greta Scacchi), leaves her family to cover the story of Vietnamese boat people in a Malaysian refugee camp. There she befriends Minou, a Vietnamese streetwalker (Joan Chen), who has married a diplomat and together they try to bring awareness to the terrible conditions suffered by the people there.

2001

US

Green Dragon

Timothy Linh Bui

The experiences of Vietnamese refugees in the United States immediately following the end of the war

2004

US

The Beautiful Country

Hans Petter Moland

A Vietnamese boy (Damien Nguyen) goes to the US to search for his father, an American ex-soldier

2005

Vietnam

Sống trong sợ hãi (Living in Fear)

Bùi Thạc Chuyên

A Vietnamese farmer is supporting two families after the end of the war - one in the north, which he abandoned after fleeing during the war, and his new family in the south. To get enough money he sets on to re-cultivate a field full of mines. His life and psyche is changing while he removes each mine by himself.

2007

US

Journey from the Fall

Ham Tran

Vietnamese experience of post-war re-education camps and life as refugees

2014

France, Belgium, Cambodia

The Gate (2014 film)

Régis Wargnier

The Gate (French: Le Temps des aveux) is a 2014 French-Belgian-Cambodian drama film directed by Régis Wargnier, based on the books by François Bizot.

2017

Cambodia, US

First They Killed My Father (film)

Angelina Jolie

First They Killed My Father (Khmer: មុនដំបូងខ្មែរក្រហមសម្លាប់ប៉ារបស់ខ្ញុំ Moun dambaung Khmer Krahm samleab ba robsa khnhom) is a 2017 Cambodian–American Khmer biographical historical thriller film directed by Angelina Jolie and written by Jolie and Loung Ung, based on Ung's memoir of the same name. Set in 1975, the film depicts 7-year-old Ung who is forced to be trained as a child soldier while her siblings are sent to labor camps during the Communist Khmer Rouge regime.

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The Story of Woo Viet is a 1981 Hong Kong political drama directed by Ann Hui and starring Chow Yun-fat as the title character , Woo Viet . The assistant director was Stanley Kwan and the action choreographer was Ching Siu-tung . The film was one of the first political dramas made in Hong Kong . It used the story of Vietnamese refugees ( boat people ) to reflect on Hong Kong 's handling of the refugee issue , and also on Hong Kong 's sentiment regarding their uncertain future of sovereignty at the time . It is also the second part of Ann Hui 's Vietnamese trilogy . The movie features a famous Cantonese song , This is Love , sung by Teddy Robin , the producer of this movie . In the United States , the film is marketed under the title God of Killers , capitalizing on Chow 's popularity in heroic bloodshed films . Woo Viet , as he is Vietnamese , should actually have the surname of Hồ ( as in the Ho in Ho Chi Minh ) rather than the Cantonese translation of the Hu / Woo / Ho surname . [ citation needed ]
Ann Hui On-wah , MBE , BBS , ( traditional Chinese : 許鞍華 ; simplified Chinese : 许鞍华 ; pinyin : Xǔ Ānhuá ; Hepburn : Kyo Anka ; born 23 May 1947 ) is a Hong Kong film director , producer , screenwriter and actress . She is one of the most critically acclaimed Hong Kong New Wave filmmakers especially in 1970s and 80s . She is known for her films about social issues in Hong Kong . Her film works cover different categories , including : literary adaptation , martial arts masterpieces , semi-autobiographical works , female issues , social phenomena , political changes , and also thrillers . She served as the president of the Hong Kong Film Director 's Guild from 2004 to 2006 . Hui has won numerous awards for her films . She won Golden Horse Awards ( GHA ) for Best Director three times ( 1999 , 2011 , 2014 ) ; Best Film at the Asia Pacific Film Festival ; Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Director six times ( 1983 , 1996 , 2009 , 2012 , 2015 , 2018 ) . There are only two films won Grand Slam for Hong Kong Film Awards ( means a film won best picture , best director , best screenplay and best actor and actress at the same time ) , they are Summer Snow and A Simple Life , both are directed by Ann Hui . She was honored for her lifetime accomplishments at the 2012 Asian Film Awards . In 2017 , the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) invited Hui to become a member .
Boat People ( Chinese : 投奔怒海 ; pinyin : Tóubēn Nù Hăi ; Cantonese Yale : Tau ban no hoi ; literally : 'Into the Raging Sea ' ) is a Hong Kong film directed by Ann Hui , first shown in theatres in 1982 . The film stars George Lam , Andy Lau , Cora Miao , and Season Ma . At the second Hong Kong Film Awards , Boat People won awards for Best Picture , Best Director , Best New Performer , Best Screenplay , and Best Art Direction . It was also screened out of competition at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival . In 2005 , at the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards , Boat People was ranked 8th in the list of 103 best Chinese-language films in the past 100 years . Boat People was the last film in Hui 's Vietnam trilogy . It recounts the plight of the Vietnamese people after the communist takeover following the Fall of Saigon ending the Vietnam War .
The Fall of Saigon , also known as the Liberation of Saigon , was the capture of Saigon , the capital of South Vietnam , by the People 's Army of Vietnam ( PAVN ) and the Viet Cong on 30 April 1975 . The event marked the end of the Vietnam War and the start of a transition period to the formal reunification of Vietnam into the Socialist Republic of Vietnam . The PAVN , under the command of General Văn Tiến Dũng , began their final attack on Saigon on April 29 , 1975 , with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam ( ARVN ) forces commanded by General Nguyễn Văn Toàn suffering a heavy artillery bombardment . This bombardment at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport killed the last two American servicemen in combat in Vietnam , Charles McMahon and Darwin Judge . By the afternoon of the next day , the PAVN had occupied the important points of the city and raised their flag over the South Vietnamese presidential palace . The city was renamed Hồ Chí Minh City , after the late North Vietnamese President Hồ Chí Minh . The capture of the city was preceded by Operation Frequent Wind , the evacuation of almost all the American civilian and military personnel in Saigon , along with tens of thousands of South Vietnamese civilians who had been associated with the southern regime . The evacuation was the largest helicopter evacuation in history . :202 In addition to the flight of refugees , the end of the war and the institution of new rules by the communists contributed to a decline in the city 's population .
The Killing Fields is a 1984 British biographical drama film about the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia , which is based on the experiences of two journalists : Cambodian Dith Pran and American Sydney Schanberg . It was directed by Roland Joffé and produced by David Puttnam for his company Goldcrest Films . Sam Waterston stars as Schanberg , Haing S. Ngor as Pran , Julian Sands as Jon Swain , and John Malkovich as Al Rockoff . The adaptation for the screen was written by Bruce Robinson ; the musical score was written by Mike Oldfield and orchestrated by David Bedford . The film was a success at the box office as well as being an instant hit with critics . At the 57th Academy Awards it received seven Oscar nominations , including Best Picture ; it won three , most notably Best Supporting Actor for Haing S. Ngor , who had no previous acting experience . At the 38th British Academy Film Awards , it won eight BAFTAs , including Best Film and Best Actor in a Leading Role for Ngor . In 1999 the British Film Institute voted The Killing Fields the 100th greatest British film of the 20th century . In 2016 British film magazine Empire ranked it number 86 in their list of the 100 best British films .
Roland Joffé ( born 17 November 1945 ) is a British director and producer of film and television , known for the Academy Award-winning films The Killing Fields and The Mission . He began his career in television , his early credits including episodes of Coronation Street and an adaptation of The Stars Look Down for Granada . He gained a reputation for hard-hitting political stories with the series Bill Brand and factual dramas for Play for Today .
Turtle Beach , also known as The Killing Beach , is a 1992 Australian film directed by Stephen Wallace and starring Greta Scacchi and Joan Chen . The screenplay was written by Ann Turner , based on the novel of the same name by Blanche d'Alpuget . It caused controversy in Malaysia where the Government took exception to scenes of Malays executing refugees .
Stephen Wallace ( born 23 December 1943 in New South Wales ) is an Australian director . His 1984 film The Boy Who Had Everything was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival . His 1986 film For Love Alone was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival .
Green Dragon is a 2001 American drama film directed by Timothy Linh Bui and starring Patrick Swayze , Forest Whitaker and Duong Don .
Timothy Linh Bui ( b. Saigon , South Vietnam , April 13 , 1970 ) is a Vietnamese-born American filmmaker , film producer , and screenwriter . He directed Green Dragon , and co-wrote and produced Three Seasons .
The Beautiful Country is a 2004 drama film set in 1990 . It is directed by Hans Petter Moland and starring Damien Nguyen , Nick Nolte , Bai Ling , Chau Thi Kim Xuan , Tim Roth , Anh Thu , Temuera Morrison and John Hussey . The screenplay was written by Sabina Murray , from a story by Murray and Terrence Malick ( under the pseudonym Lingard Jervey )
Hans Petter Moland ( born 17 October 1955 ) is a Norwegian film director . Moland was born in Oslo . He had received awards for his commercials at major festivals , including Cannes , before he made his feature debut in 1993 with The Last Lieutenant . He followed up with Zero Kelvin ( 1995 ) , Aberdeen ( 2000 ) and The Beautiful Country ( 2004 ) , which was selected for Competition in Berlin . He also directed the short film United We Stand , which has been awarded prizes at several major film festivals . He is also well known for his collaboration and deep friendship with Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård , having directed him in three movies ; Zero Kelvin , Aberdeen and En ganske snill mann ( 2010 ) , the latter being nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival . A fourth collaboration with Skarsgård , In Order of Disappearance , had its premiere in the competition section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival . Moland made his Hollywood debut in 2019 directing a remake of In Order of Disappearance , named Cold Pursuit , and starring Liam Neeson in the Skarsgård role .
Journey from the Fall ( Vietnamese : Vượt Sóng ) is a 2006 independent film by writer/director/editor Ham Tran , about the Vietnamese re-education camp and boat people experience following the Fall of Saigon on April 30 , 1975 . This drama was released on March 23 , 2007 , by ImaginAsian to sold-out screenings . The film is notable for having been financed entirely by the Vietnamese American community .
Ham Tran ( Trần Hàm ) is a Vietnamese American film writer , editor , and director . He is of Hoa ( Chinese Vietnamese ) ancestry , specifically Teochew . He earned an MFA in film directing from the UCLA Film School and is most famous for his thesis film The Anniversary , which was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film . His most recent effort is the feature film How to Fight in Six Inch Heels which had its U.S. premiere on 13 March 2014 at CAAMFest in San Francisco . Tran also directed the full-length Vietnamese boat people and re-education camp drama , Journey From the Fall , which was picked up in North America by ImaginAsian Pictures and released nationally on March 23 , 2007 . In 2009 , Tran received the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Filmmaking .
Re-education camp ( Vietnamese : trại học tập cải tạo ) is a title given to the prison camps operated by the Communist government of Vietnam following the end of the Vietnam War . In such reeducation camps , the government imprisoned up to 300,000 former military officers , government workers and supporters of the former government of South Vietnam , except some famous ARVN generals who committed suicide shortly after hearing President Duong Van Minh surrendered . Reeducation as it was implemented in Vietnam was seen as both a means of revenge and a sophisticated technique of repression and indoctrination , which developed following the 1975 Fall of Saigon . Thousands were tortured and abused . Prisoners were incarcerated for as long as 17 years , with most terms ranging from three to 10 years .
The Gate ( French : Le Temps des aveux ) is a 2014 French-Belgian-Cambodian drama film directed by Régis Wargnier , based on the books by François Bizot . The film debuted at the Telluride Film Festival on 29 August 2014 . It was also screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2014 .
Régis Wargnier ( born 18 April 1948 ) is a French film director , film producer , screenwriter and film score composer . His 1992 film Indochine won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards . His 1995 A French Woman was entered into the 19th Moscow International Film Festival where he won the Silver St. George for the Direction .
First They Killed My Father ( Khmer : មុនដំបូងខ្មែរក្រហមសម្លាប់ប៉ារបស់ខ្ញុំ Moun dambaung Khmer Krahm samleab ba robsa khnhom ) is a 2017 Cambodian-American Khmer language biographical historical thriller film directed by Angelina Jolie and written by Jolie and Loung Ung , based on Ung 's memoir of the same name . Set in 1975 , the film depicts 5-year-old Ung , who is forced to be trained as a child soldier while her siblings are sent to labor camps during the Khmer Rouge regime . The film screened at the Telluride Film Festival and 2017 Toronto International Film Festival , and was released worldwide on Netflix on September 15 , 2017 to positive critical reception .
Angelina Jolie ( /dʒoʊˈliː/ ; née Voight , formerly Jolie Pitt , born June 4 , 1975 ) is an American actress , filmmaker , and humanitarian . The recipient of such accolades as an Academy Award and three Golden Globe Awards , she has been named Hollywood 's highest-paid actress multiple times . Jolie made her screen debut as a child alongside her father , Jon Voight , in Lookin ' to Get Out ( 1982 ) , and her film career began in earnest a decade later with the low-budget production Cyborg 2 ( 1993 ) , followed by her first leading role in a major film , Hackers ( 1995 ) . She starred in the critically acclaimed biographical cable films George Wallace ( 1997 ) and Gia ( 1998 ) , and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama Girl , Interrupted ( 1999 ) . Her starring role as the video game heroine Lara Croft in Lara Croft : Tomb Raider ( 2001 ) established her as a leading Hollywood actress . She continued her action-star career with Mr. & Mrs. Smith ( 2005 ) , Wanted ( 2008 ) , and Salt ( 2010 ) , and received critical acclaim for her performances in the dramas A Mighty Heart ( 2007 ) and Changeling ( 2008 ) , which earned her a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actress . Her biggest commercial success came with the fantasy picture Maleficent ( 2014 ) . In the 2010s , Jolie expanded her career into directing , screenwriting , and producing , with the war dramas In the Land of Blood and Honey ( 2011 ) , Unbroken ( 2014 ) , and First They Killed My Father ( 2017 ) . In addition to her film career , Jolie is noted for her humanitarian efforts , for which she has received a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and made an honorary Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George ( DCMG ) , among other honors . She promotes various causes , including conservation , education , and women 's rights , and is most noted for her advocacy on behalf of refugees as a Special Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ) . As a public figure , Jolie has been cited as one of the most influential and powerful people in the American entertainment industry . For a number of years , she was cited as the world 's most beautiful woman by various media outlets , and her personal life is the subject of wide publicity .