Directed by:
Timothy Linh BuiScreenplay:
Timothy Linh BuiCinematography:
Kramer MorgenthauCast:
Patrick Swayze, Forest Whitaker, Hiep Thi Le, Kieu Chinh, Kathleen Luong, Joe Ho, Long Nguyen, Dan Navarro, Tuan Tran, Elyse Dinh, Erv ImmemanPlots(1)
In 1975, refugee camps were set up across the deserts of the United States to house an exodus of over 100,000 Vietnamese immigrants before and immediately after the fall of Saigon.
When Tai (Don Duong) arrives at Camp Pendleton, he is confronted by a camp filled with despair. Jim Lance (Patrick Swayze) is the Marine in charge of housing the refugees until sponsors can be found to help them assimilate into American life. Lance quickly commissions Tai, who speaks English, to translate for him. Prepare to embark on a remarkable journey as an unlikely bond of friendship is formed between two men from opposite sides of one of the world's most infamous and bloodiest wars.
(official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Patrick Swayze
USA
Best movies:
Donnie Darko (2001)
Ghost (1990)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
Forest Whitaker
USA
Best movies:
Platoon (1986)
Phone Booth (2002)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
Hiep Thi Le
Vietnam
Best movies:
Heaven & Earth (1993)
Cruel Intentions (1999)
Julia (2008)
Kieu Chinh
Vietnam
Best movies:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
The Joy Luck Club (1993)
City of Angels (1998)
Kathleen Luong
Vietnam
Best movies:
In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2007)
2 Days in the Valley (1996)
Green Dragon (2001)
Joe Ho
Best movies:
Garden State (2004)
Green Dragon (2001)
Layover (2001)
Long Nguyen
Vietnam
Best movies:
Heaven & Earth (1993)
Seven Psychopaths (2012)
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest (1997) (TV movie)
Dan Navarro
USA
Best movies:
Despicable Me 2 (2013)
The Book of Life (2014)
Green Dragon (2001)
Tuan Tran
Best movies:
Heaven & Earth (1993)
The War at Home (1996)
Rules of Engagement (2000)
Elyse Dinh
Best movies:
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
The Good Neighbor (2016)
Faith of My Fathers (2005) (TV movie)
Erv Immeman
Best movies:
The Go-Getter (2007)
Green Dragon (2001)