An epic story of hope.
After reuniting with his mother in Ho Chi Minh City, a family tragedy causes Binh to flee from Viet Nam to America. Landing in New York, Binh begins a road trip to Texas, where his American father is said to live.
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Character
Earnest, classical in form, grave and contemporary.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Damien NguyenBinh
- Bai LingLing
- Nick NolteSteve
- Tim RothCaptain Oh
- Temuera MorrisonSnakehead
- Thu AnOld Woman
- Kim XuânMai
- Vũ TăngHead Servant
- Anh ThưMrs. Hoa
- Khương Đức ThuậnMrs. Hoa’s son
Crew
- Hans Petter MolandDirector
- Sabina MurrayScreenplay
- Stuart DryburghDirector of Photography
- Zbigniew PreisnerOriginal Music Composer
- Wibecke RønsethEditor
- Tomas BackströmProducer
- Petter J. BorgliProducer
- Terrence MalickProducer
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