6.3
Jacknife
1989
“Pronounced WHA-BIN...so you won't forget it.”
The Bamboo Incident (1970)
June 22, 19701h 33mFR
6.9
12 votes
Overview
A young Vietnamese boy's life is thrown into turmoil by the war raging in his country. The ten year old remains with his mother and baby sister as his father goes off to fight for the Viet Cong. During his father's absence, his mother dies from overwork and the inability to find proper medical care for her illness. He cares for his baby sister and struggles to earn a living by shining shoes and doing other odd jobs before his father returns. Both an American soldier and a Viet Cong regular are shown defending their country's political agenda. Also shown are guerilla tactics and bombings in this feature directed by veteran combat photographer Raoul Coutard.
Director
Raoul CoutardWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
Vietnamese
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Parc FilmCAPACLes Productions de la GuévilleMadeleine Films
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CinemaSerf
7.0This is quite a poignant wartime drama that’s told largely from the perspective of the young “Hung” (Phi Lan). With his father away at the war, he lives with his little sister “Xuan” (Huynh Cazenas) and their ailing mother (Xuan Ha) but with the flames of war getting ever closer, their lives are becoming more dangerous. For safety, they relocate to their cousins, but they don’t really have any interest in this little family, and when the mum finally succumbs to her illness, it falls to the youngster to look after his sister as best he can. He tries all manner of jobs from collecting old newspa…
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