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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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