
During the chaotic final weeks of the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese Army closes in on Saigon as the panicked South Vietnamese people desperately attempt to escape. On the ground, American soldiers and diplomats confront the same moral quandary: whether to obey White House orders to evacuate U.S. citizens only--or to risk treason and save the lives of as many South Vietnamese citizens as they can.... (Full plot summary below)
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During the chaotic final weeks of the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese Army closes in on Saigon as the panicked South Vietnamese people desperately attempt to escape. On the ground, American soldiers and diplomats confront the same moral quandary: whether to obey White House orders to evacuate U.S. citizens only--or to risk treason and save the lives of as many South Vietnamese citizens as they can.
Leave your thoughts about Last Days in Vietnam.
| Movie MezzanineSean BurnsA riveting tale told in the most pedestrian and unimaginative fashion possible. |
| San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoA film of great sadness, but also a galvanizing depiction of heroism. |
| RogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireRiveting, wrenching and extraordinarily important. |
| New York PostKyle SmithThat the story has largely gone untold is a shame, and Kennedy (daughter of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy) has done a service to the country in reminding us. |
| Christianity TodayKenneth R. MorefieldIf voters are already tired of the red-state/blue-state reductionism in the dialogue surrounding American Sniper and Selma, Last Day's conventionality may turn out to be an asset. |
| ReviewExpress.comJean LowerisonAnyone who thinks history is dry stuff should see "Last Days in Vietnam" - and heed its lessons. |
| Washington PostAnn HornadayIn Kennedy’s scrupulous, adroit hands, Last Days in Vietnam plays like a wartime thriller, with heroes engaging in jaw- dropping feats of ingenuity and derring do. |
| San Francisco ChronicleWalter V. AddiegoA film of great sadness, but also a galvanizing depiction of heroism. |
| AV ClubMike D'AngeloIt’s not a documentary that reinvents the form or will alter anyone’s perception of the war, but sometimes a rich, exhaustive chronicle is more than enough. |
| America MagazineJohn Anderson[A] disarming documentary about the fall of Saigon, a movie that is as much about human decency as diplomatic incompetence. |