One of the consequences of the U.S.-Viet Nam war was the children of G.I.s by their Viet Namese wives and lovers. For years, women who were involved with U.S. soldiers were social outcasts, treated as collaborators while their children, even when living with grandparents, endured taunts and abuse. This is the story of one such child, Binh, being forced from his village at seventeen years, going to Saigon to find his mother, then trying to escape to the U.S. with his much youn... (Full plot summary below)
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One of the consequences of the U.S.-Viet Nam war was the children of G.I.s by their Viet Namese wives and lovers. For years, women who were involved with U.S. soldiers were social outcasts, treated as collaborators while their children, even when living with grandparents, endured taunts and abuse. This is the story of one such child, Binh, being forced from his village at seventeen years, going to Saigon to find his mother, then trying to escape to the U.S. with his much younger half-brother, Tam, in 1990. The film lingers on the rigors of the voyage: the sampan, the Malaysian detention camps, the illegal refugee ship, and the underground economy with near-slavery in New York City. It then opens up when Binh leaves New York for Houston to find his father.
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| Upstage MagazineKam WilliamsWorthwhile as an informative and touching reminder of the existence of a forgotten set of innocent victims of the Vietnam conflict. |
| TV GuideKen FoxVersatile, highly skilled Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland's poignant drama examines the lingering effects of U.S. intervention in Southeast Asia. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneJeff StricklerA touching story built on conflict: emotional, cultural and physical. |
| MovieFreak.comSara Michelle FettersFor much of the 125-minute running time, everything is so unrelentingly internalized it isn't until the very end it all almost magically clicks together, virtually slapping viewers across the face with its emotional resonating firepower. |
| South Florida Sun-SentinelLaura KellyNorwegian director Hans Petter Moland tells this poignant story with a reserved, passive camera that occasionally tests the limits of viewing patience. |
| Chicago ReaderJ. R. JonesIts epic tale of two cultures tragically entwined is anchored by deep and elemental emotions. |
| Film Journal InternationalRex RobertsAn ambitious movie made on a modest budget, its intention is better than its execution. |
| Film Freak CentralWalter ChawFor what works, credit Moland--a brilliant director who doesn't need this coattail. |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin CliffordSometimes I think that the feeling of movie-rush is just a figment of my imagination. Then, you see a film like The Beautiful Country and get that feeling again. |
| Boston GlobeTy BurrThe filmmakers bank against their impulse toward melodrama and deliver a reconciliation that is heartbreakingly understated. |
