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Oh, Saigon : a war in the family /

"Airlifted out of Vietnam on April 30, 1975, Doan Hoang's family was on the last civilian helicopter out of the country at the end of the war. Twenty-five years later, she sets out to uncover their story. The film follows her family as they return to Vietnam after decades of exile, where h...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Nuoc Pictures, Passion Pictures (Firm), Cactus Three (Firm)
Other Authors: Hoang, Doan
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Narration in English. Dialogue in English, Vietnamese with English subtitles.
Published: [United States] : [Nuoc Pictures], [2018]
Edition:Standard format.
Subjects:
Hoang, Doan.
Hoang, Doan > Family.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Refugees.
Refugees > Vietnam.
Refugees > United States.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Online Access:Official website
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Summary:"Airlifted out of Vietnam on April 30, 1975, Doan Hoang's family was on the last civilian helicopter out of the country at the end of the war. Twenty-five years later, she sets out to uncover their story. The film follows her family as they return to Vietnam after decades of exile, where her father, a former South Vietnamese major, meets his brothers again to confront their political differences: one was a Communist, the other a pacifist. Meanwhile, Hoang tries to reconcile her own difficult past with her half sister, who was mistakenly separated from the family during the escape"--Official website.
Item Description:Original produced as a motion picture in 2007.
"Texas A & M Libraries. Educational DVD licensed for library borrowing use and free screening of groups under 50 & streaming until 03/01/19. For additional permissions, contact Nuoc Pictures, LLC"--Disc surface of the TAMU Libraries copy.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R.
Awards:VC FilmFest - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, 2008: Grand Jury Prize in Best Documentary Feature (Doan Hoang)
Production Credits:Cinematographers, Ham Tran, Timothy Furnish, Lara Frankena ; edited by Bret Sigler, David Klagsbrun ; original score by Juan P. Buccella, Malcolm Cross.