In 1975, as the Vietnam War was ending, thousands of orphans and Amerasian children were brought to the United States as part of "Operation Babylift." Daughter from Danang tells the dramatic story of one of these children, Heidi Bub (a.k.a. Mai Thi Hiep), and her Vietnamese mother, Mai Thi Kim, separated at the war's end and reunited 22 years later. Heidi, now living in Tennessee - a married woman with kids - had always dreamt of a joyful reunion. When she ventures to Vietnam... (Full plot summary below)
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In 1975, as the Vietnam War was ending, thousands of orphans and Amerasian children were brought to the United States as part of "Operation Babylift." Daughter from Danang tells the dramatic story of one of these children, Heidi Bub (a.k.a. Mai Thi Hiep), and her Vietnamese mother, Mai Thi Kim, separated at the war's end and reunited 22 years later. Heidi, now living in Tennessee - a married woman with kids - had always dreamt of a joyful reunion. When she ventures to Vietnam to meet her mother, she unknowingly embarks on an emotional pilgrimage that spans decades and distance. Unlike most reunion stories that climax with a cliché happy ending, Daughter from Danang is a real-life drama. Journeying from the Vietnam War to Pulaski, Tennessee and back to Vietnam, Daughter from Danang tensely unfolds as cultural differences and the years of separation take their toll in a riveting film about longing and the personal legacy of war.
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| Boston GlobeWesley MorrisThat commendable sense of balance, which Dolgin and Franco use to approach this family reunion, ultimately makes the finished product devastating. |
| Austin ChronicleMarrit IngmanHonest and unflinching, Daughter From Danang isn't always pleasant to watch, but it is powerful and memorable. |
| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanMaybe Thomas Wolfe was right: You can't go home again |
| New York Daily NewsJami BernardThe startling documentary Daughter From Danang cautions once again to be careful what you wish for. |
| TV Guide MagazineKen FoxOnce Kim and Heidi finally meet, it becomes something much more complex: a gripping drama of culture clash and familial responsibility that also serves as a stinging metaphor for U.S. involvement in Third World nations like Vietnam. |
| L.A. WeeklyErnest HardyThe film's almost unbearable portrait of sadness and grief transcends its specific story to speak to the ways in which need, history and presumption tangle, and sometimes destroy, blood ties. |
| The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayDevastating in part because it's so chillingly familiar. |
| VarietyJoe LeydonAn intelligent, well-observed and ineffably poignant study of an Amerasian woman's attempt to trace her roots by journeying back to Vietnam. |
| Chicago ReaderTed ShenPoignant if familiar story of a young person suspended between two cultures. |
| Village VoiceJ. HobermanOperation Babylift itself was an attempt to provide some semblance of an American happy ending to the Vietnam debacle. But as Daughter From Danang demonstrates, the war's scars may take another generation to heal. |
