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Indochine(1992)
Status: Released
Date: 1992-04-15
70%
232 Votes
Time: 2h 39m
A great film from a mysterious world
Overview:
In colonial Vietnam, dashing French naval captain Jean-Baptiste, wealthy plantation owner Éliane Devries, and her adopted Vietnamese daughter Camillevare the three points of a cross-cultural romantic triangle. As the struggle against European imperialism sweeps Indochina, Jean-Baptiste and Camille have to choose sides and Éliane faces the emotionally difficult challenge of raising the child of her daughter and ex-lover.
Languages: French, Vietnamese.
Countries:
France,
Vietnam,
Malaysia
Revenue: $29,600,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Orly Films
La Générale d'Images
Ciné Cinq
Movie: Indochine
Top 10 Billed Cast
Catherine Deneuve
Eliane Devries
Vincent Perez
Jean-Baptiste Le Guen
Linh-Dan Pham
Camille
Jean Yanne
Guy Asselin
Dominique Blanc
Yvette
Alain Fromager
Dominique
Eric Nguyen
Tanh
Henri Marteau
Emile Devries
Carlo Brandt
Castellani
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Overview
In colonial Vietnam, dashing French naval captain Jean-Baptiste, wealthy plantation owner Éliane Devries, and her adopted Vietnamese daughter Camillevare the three points of a cross-cultural romantic triangle. As the struggle against European imperialism sweeps Indochina, Jean-Baptiste and Camille have to choose sides and Éliane faces the emotionally difficult challenge of raising the child of her daughter and ex-lover.
Release Date
1992-04-15
Average
6.991
Rating:
3.5 startsTagline
A great film from a mysterious world
Genres
Languages:
FrançaisTiếng ViệtKeywords
vietnamcivil warlove of one's lifeparent child relationshipnationalismadoptionarranged marriageplantationlongingsaigonnaval officerindochinaextramarital affairvietnamesetheater troupefrench colonialismexotic locale1940s1950s1930sadopted daughterfrench navyrevolutionariesnationalist separatismpowerful womanharvest workerstragic heroineplantation ownerfrench indochina warindochinerubber plantationfugitive loversmother and daughter love same manfrench naval officer
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