The story revolves around the Japanese Photographer Shiomi Akutagawa’s visit to Vietnam. He was first shown a beautified Vietnam in which everyone was healthy and children were educated happily in the New Economic Zones. However he soon discovers the truth when he ventures alone into the city without his guide. The plot gradually exposes bit by bit the tragedies of hardships, eventually he sees the horror while returning to the New Economic Zone as he returns to the school to see a room full of sleeping naked children, exposing the lies he had been fed into... Edit Translation
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- Native Title: 投奔怒海
- Also Known As: Return To Danang , Into the Raging Sea
- Director: Ann Hui
- Screenwriter: Chiu Kang Chien
- Genres: Military, Life, Drama
Cast & Credits
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![George Lam in Boat People Hong Kong Movie (1982)]( "George Lam in Boat People Hong Kong Movie (1982)")
George LamShiomi AkutagawaMain Role -
![Andy Lau in Boat People Hong Kong Movie (1982)]( "Andy Lau in Boat People Hong Kong Movie (1982)")
Andy LauTo MinhSupport Role -
![Cora Miao in Boat People Hong Kong Movie (1982)]( "Cora Miao in Boat People Hong Kong Movie (1982)")
Cora Miao[Café owner]Support Role
Reviews
Tragic on so many levels
If you are not ready for indiscriminate mass murder, torture, and suggested prostitution, then this really might make you uncomfortable. To be honest I watched this with family, which made the journey a little bit more bearable. This director is a master at crafting realistic stories and showing every facet of human beings.Set in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, Chinese have controlled Ho Chi Mihn era Vietnam, and the poor non-Communist families suffer many brutalities. Unable to eat and unable to speak with foreigners, the tragedies of Vietnam post-war are illustrated here through the lens of a Japanese reporter.
The Plot: centers the reporter and his interactions with an impoverished family specifically a young girl and her brothers. He witnesses their everyday life and the brutalities the Chinese Army visited upon innocent men, women, and children in Vietnam. The movie is not gorey nor does it show sexual promicuousness (no sex scenes) but these are heavily implied.
The Pacing: It is a relatively slow movie, but it is not boring in any way. The brutality and tragedies we see on the screen are gripping, and the relationships we see are heart-wrenching.
The Acting: Easily some of the best child-actors in the world.
This movie cannot be missed if you enjoy Hong Kong films. It's dark, gritty, sad, and not for the faint of heart.
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