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Boat People
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Japanese
- Subjects (All):
- Foreign films.
- Motion pictures.
- Drama.
- Motion pictures--China.
- Vietnam.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- Communism.
- Refugees.
- Motion pictures--Asia.
- Photojournalism.
- Motion pictures--China--Hong Kong.
- Genre:
- Feature films
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (streaming video file) (110 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
- Place of Publication:
- The Criterion Collection 1982
- [San Francisco, California, USA] Kanopy Streaming 2025
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- digital
- video file MPEG-4 Flash
- Summary:
- One of the preeminent works of the Hong Kong New Wave, BOAT PEOPLE is a shattering look at the circumstances that drove hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese refugees to flee their homeland in the wake of the Vietnam War, told through images of haunting, unforgettable power. Three years after the Communist takeover, a Japanese photojournalist (George Lam) travels to Vietnam to document the country's seemingly triumphant rebirth
- Participant:
- Andy Lau, Cora Miao, George Lam, Season Ma
- Notes:
- Title from title frames
- Film
- In Process Record
- Originally produced by The Criterion Collection in 1982
- Publisher Number:
- 16480580 Kanopy
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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