The Town within Reach (1983)

Original title

Thị xã trong tầm tay

Directed by

Đặng Nhật Minh

Genre

war film

Country

Vietnam

Runtime

1h 18m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 4 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.

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How it feels

A Vietnamese border town lies in ruins after Chinese troops withdraw. The film follows characters grappling with betrayal and loss as a love story unfolds against the devastation of war.

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What happens

The Town Within Reach (Vietnamese: Thị xã trong tầm tay) is a 1983 Vietnamese war film directed by Đặng Nhật Minh, set in the context of the Sino-Vietnamese War. Filmed on the ruin of the border town of Lạng Sơn after China's troops withdrew, the film deals with the themes of betrayal and grief and contains propaganda messages. It helped Đặng Nhật Minh establish his career, containing his signature narrative of a love story that talks on personal and national levels. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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