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Sad Song of Yellow Skin (1970)

Sad Song of Yellow Skin poster
Directed by
Michael Rubbo
Genre
documentary film
Country
Canada
Runtime
58 min
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows street children in Saigon as they survive during the Vietnam War. It shows their daily lives and struggles without narration or interviews.

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What happens

Sad Song of Yellow Skin is a 1970 direct cinema-style documentary, produced by the National Film Board of Canada, on the effects of the Vietnam War on street children in Saigon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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