Synopsis
In this documentary, filmmaker Thavisouk Phrasavath details the painful story of how he and is family faced hardship and poverty as Laotian refugees during the Vietnam war. Combining interviews and archival footage, Phrasavath explores not only the experience of betrayal that his family endured when they were forced to flee their homeland, but the larger scheme of geopolitics that put the events into play. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
Year: 2008
Runtime: 87
Country: USA
MPAA Rating:
Category: Documentary
Produced by
American Documentary
American Documentary P.O.V.
P.O.V.
Release
November 21, 2008 (USA - Limited)
by
Cinema Guild
Pandinalo Films
Pandinalo Films[R]
Awards
2008 - Film Presented - Sundance Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - Berlin International Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - Hot Docs International Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - Ann Arbor Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - Silverdocs Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - London Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - Sheffield International Documentary Fes
2008 - Best Documentary - National Board of Review
2008 - Best Documentary - Independent Spirit Awards
2008 - Best Documentary - Independent Spirit Awards
2008 - Best Documentary Feature - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
2008 - Best Documentary Feature - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie