Surname Viet Given Name Nam

Apr 1 1989 N/A 1h 48m
Documentary, History, Romance

The film evolves around questions of identity, popular memory and culture. While focusing on aspects of Vietnamese reality as seen through the lives and history of women resistance in Vietnam and in the U.S, it raises questions on the politics of interviewing and documenting.

Plot

Trinh T. Minh-ha combines archival footage, text, and interviews to paint portraits of Vietnamese women past and present. She explores the fiction of documentary and the truth of subjective experience and all their inherent contradictions.

Written by

Trinh T. Minh-ha

Directed by

Trinh T. Minh-ha

Cast

N/A

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, Vietnam

Production Companies

Women Make Movies

Languages

English

Awards

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Scores
# of Votes
210
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA