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Boat People

Boat People

19827.61h 49m

Overview

A Japanese photojournalist revisits Vietnam after the liberation to document the nation, and begins following and documenting the young children from a poor Vietnamese family.

Directed by Ann Hui
Written by Chiu Kang-Chien
Produced by Hsia Meng
Box Office0Revenue: $2.0M

Top Cast

George Lam Tsz-Cheung

George Lam Tsz-Cheung

Shiomi Akutagawa

Season Ma

Season Ma

Cam Nuong

Cora Miao

Cora Miao

Nguyen's Mistress

Andy Lau

Andy Lau

To Minh

T

Tung-Sheng Chang

Doctor

Qi Mengshi

Qi Mengshi

Comrade Nguyen

Jialing Hao

Jialing Hao

Cam Nuong's Mother

J

Jia Meiying

Le Van Quyen

Lin Shujing

Lin Shujing

Comrade Wu

T

Tao Lin

Leader of Team 16

Themes & Keywords

vietnamphotographyphotojournalismwoman directorhong kong new waveland mine finderssafe passage bribesvietnamese woman

About Boat People

Boat People is a drama film released in 1982 exploring themes of vietnam, photography, photojournalism, woman director, hong kong new wave, land mine finders. Directed by Ann Hui, it stars George Lam Tsz-Cheung, Season Ma, Cora Miao. A Japanese photojournalist revisits Vietnam after the liberation to document the nation, and begins following and documenting the young children from a poor Vietnamese family.

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