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In her painful blog, Vaan Nguyen unfolds the absurdities of her life as an Israeli-born Vietnamese. Her father was one of the many “boat-people” who fled Vietnam after the fall of Saigon in 1975 and one of the few who found asylum in the “Land of the Jews.” Now, when the time has come to go back home, they return to Vietnam, hoping they can reclaim their confiscated lands. Their journey becomes a parable on loss of identity and the fate of refugees.
84 minutes. Vietnamese and Hebrew with English subtitles. Directed by Duki Dror. Cinematography by Philippe Bellaiche.
"Duki Dror's Journey of the Displaced" (English)
"Duki Dror's Journey of the Displaced" (Hebrew)
The Story of the Boat People on CBC Web Archive
Coming soon to:
Singapore Indie Documentary Festival March 6-10, 2007.
Houston Jewish Film Festival, March 15-25, 2007.
Vancouver Jewish Film Festival, March 22-April 1, 2007.
ReelWorld Film Festival, Toronto, April 11-15, 2007.
Ashland Independent Film Festival, Oregon, April 12-16, 2007
DISTRIBUTION: Catherine LeCLef / DOC & CO
FESTIVAL COORDINATOR: Hedva Goldschmidt
“Hits
you directly someplace in the left side of the upper body.”
Gil Kidron, Maariv
“Has
the flavors of a cinematic feature… it is visually stunning and
dramatically captivating.”
Rinat Abulafia,
Globes
“The
Journey of Vaan Nguyen is neither sentimental nor picturesque. Rather,
its strength resides in its sobriety…an important document and a
moving film.”
SABINE HUYNH,
Jerusalem Post
“Expresses
in painful accuracy the experience of migration.”
Ronit Tzach, Yediot Ahronot
Yuval Rivlin, Makor Rishon
