Movie: Surname Viêt Given Name Nam

Top 6 Billed Cast

Tran Thi Hein
Tran Thi Hein

Self

Ngo Kim Nhuy
Ngo Kim Nhuy

Self

Khien Lai
Khien Lai

Self

Tran Tai Bich Yen
Tran Tai Bich Yen

Self

Lan Trinh
Lan Trinh

Self

Sue Whitfield
Sue Whitfield

Self

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    Surname Viêt Given Name Nam

  • Overview

    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.

  • Release Date

    1989-04-01

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    6.1

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
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    EnglishTiếng Việt
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