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Surname Viêt Given Name Nam
5.5 / 10• 1989• 1h 48m•NR• English
DocumentaryHistoryWar
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
TT
Tran Thi Hein
Self
LeadNK
Ngo Kim Nhuy
Self
KL
Khien Lai
Self
TT
Tran Tai Bich Yen
Self
LT
Lan Trinh
Self
SW
Sue Whitfield
Self
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Trịnh T. Minh-hà's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Surname Viêt Given Name Nam is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
