Indochine

"A great film from a mysterious world"

Dec 23 1992 PG-13 2h 39m
Drama, Romance, War

Set in colonial French Indochina during the 1930s to 1950s, this is the story of Éliane Devries, a French plantation owner, and of her adopted Vietnamese daughter, Camille, set against the backdrop of the rising Vietnamese nationalist movement.

Plot

Eliane adopts Camille, whose Vietnamese parents were friends. In 1930, a French navy officer is interested in Eliane (owns 60km2 plantation) and later in Camille. There's an uprising in Vietnam against French colonial power.

Written by

Erik Orsenna, Louis Gardel, Catherine Cohen

Directed by

Régis Wargnier

Cast

Catherine Deneuve, Vincent Perez, Linh-Dan Pham

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Investimage 3, La Générale d'Images, Bac Films, Club des Investissments, Ciné Cinq, Orly Films, Canal+, CNC, Sofica Sofinergie, Paradis Films, Sofinergie 2

Languages

Français

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 12 wins & 13 nominations total

Trailers
Indochine Trailer 1993
Scores
# of Votes
11,680
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA