Boat People -- Hui (1982)

Tau ban no hoi -- Ann Hui (1982)

A landmark of the nascent Hong Kong New Wave of the early '80s, this melodrama -- directed by Ann Hui -- concerns the plight of Vietnamese peasants shortly after the fall of Saigon. The film centers on a Japanese photojournalist named Shiomi Akutagawa (George Lam Chi-cheung) who ventures to Danang to document Vietnam's attempts at rebuilding after the war. At first he's bussed around by government officials showing off quaint villages and happy, healthy children. Later, he manages to get permission to wander about the countryside without a government chaperon. Soon he happens upon a young lass named Cam Nuong (Season Ma Si-san) who is from a desperately poor family. At first she is suspicious and even hostile towards the foreigner but quickly they develop a bond of sorts. As Akutagawa starts seeing Vietnam through Cam Nuong's eyes, he starts to realize that everyday life is far different from the state propaganda. Villagers live in constant terror of marauding soldiers, and children scavenge the bodies of executed prisoners for valuables. This film, which was shot in Mainland China, garnered armloads of Hong Kong Film Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. This film also launched the career of future pop icon and movie star Andy Lau. - Jonathan Crow

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[FujiBui]

@DiMariaPhung vo van sao ?

[vandung53cc]

Life - the race against time.

[GDQT]

wow, I never known back then Vietnamese kids can speak and understand Cantonese, Ⴚ(●ტ●)Ⴢ

[TheMillioncloud]

i never thought i could find this on youtube!!! good

oh and that song the children sang, i used to sing it, innocently

[Smoking2muchcrack]

@Cwyntz why because most of this boat at the end there will land in hong kong I was on one myself

[DiMariaPhung]

phim vớ vẩn vl

[Quy4life]

LOL the flags. they paper flags on those trucks. haha

[a99999ish]

@Cwyntz

This is because Hong Kong had the similar situation with Vietnam at that moment.

The story recounts the plight of the Vietnamese people after the communist takeover following the Fall of Saigon ending the Vietnam War. Such as Hong Kong's sovereignty was going to be tranferred to China (communist).

[Cwyntz]

why did chinese make film about vietnamese?

[shiningstarptnk1]

thanks so much for the full length upload! I've been wading through the whole wide internet and couldn't find any link but this. cheers!!