Screening of “Vietnam: 1990” and “Vietnam: Talking with the People”

Thu 14 Mar 2013, 7.30 pm
Cinematheque

From Friends of Vietnam Heritage:

Come to the screening of two post-war documentaries by American Director Jon Alpert.

The first film “Vietnam: 1990” is a collection of stories from day-to-day life in the Vietnam of 1990. From bar girls and roller-skaters to Amerasian youth, the centerpiece is the story of Nguyen Van Lan’s 15-year separation from his family.

As the Vietnam War ended, Lan- a South Vietnamese army officer, put his pregnant wife on the last plane out of Saigon, destined for America and when she arrived, she gave birth to their daughter – and wondered if she would ever see her husband again.

Lan entered in a re-education camp, and after 15 years of imprisonment was finally free to join his family in the U.S. This touching movie got Cine “_Golden Eagle Award_”

The second film “Vietnam: Talking to the People” shows the daily life of Vietnamese people from  drunken weddings to slow-moving funerals, from Mekong Delta journey to peppers pickers, an operational Vietnamese prison camp, sealed off from foreign observers for 10 years.

Showing also an examination of the Orderly Departure Program, in which American officials interview and process the applications of thousands of Vietnamese awaiting visas to the U.S, to Vietnam’s failing birth control program and its orphanage centre.

Above all, the highlight that emerges here are the determination, hardship, humor and resiliency of the Vietnamese people.

Duration: 90 minutes

Languages:  English

Cost: 100,000 VND  (Please pick up and pay for your tickets on the evening of the event at the cinema, 6:30-7:15 pm).

Reservation: Please contact Hang at: [email protected]

Your reservation is not confirmed until you receive our return confirmation email.

Reserved seating tickets are allocated on a first come – first served basis. We don’t pre-book seating but if you come early you can pick your favorite seats.