Boat People (1982)

Original title

投奔怒海

Directed by

Ann Hui

Genre

docudrama, political drama

Country

Hong Kong, People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

R

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 58 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Japanese photojournalist visits Vietnam after the war ends. He documents the harsh conditions people live under the new communist government.

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What happens

Boat People (Chinese: 投奔怒海; pinyin: Tóubēn Nù Hǎi; Cantonese Yale: Tau ban no hoi; lit. 'Into the Raging Sea') is a 1982 Hong Kong film directed by Ann Hui. The film stars George Lam, Cora Miao, Season Ma, and Andy Lau. At the second Hong Kong Film Awards, Boat People won awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best New Performer, Best Screenplay, and Best Art Direction. It was also screened out of competition at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. In 2005, at the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards, Boat People was ranked 8th in the list of 103 best Chinese-language films in the past 100 years. Boat People was the last film in Hui's "Vietnam trilogy", after Below the Lion Rock: The Boy from Vietnam (1978) and The Story of Woo Viet (1981). It recounts the plight of the Vietnamese people under communist rule following the Fall of Saigon ending the Vietnam War. The film is the first Hong Kong production to be filmed in mainland China. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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