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Heaven & Earth (1993)

Heaven & Earth poster
Directed by
Oliver Stone
Genre
drama film
Country
France, United States
Runtime
2h 20m
Rated
R
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 286 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

It follows a Vietnamese woman's life before, during and after the Vietnam War. It shows her struggles and survival through conflict and its aftermath.

harrowingepicpersonalsoberingvisceralreflectiveunflinching

What happens

Heaven & Earth is a 1993 American biographical war drama film written and directed by Oliver Stone, and starring Tommy Lee Jones, Haing S. Ngor, Joan Chen, and Hiep Thi Le. It is the third and final film in Stone's Vietnam War trilogy, following Platoon (1986) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). The film was based on the books When Heaven and Earth Changed Places and Child of War, Woman of Peace, both authored by Le Ly Hayslip about her experiences during and after the Vietnam War. Heaven & Earth was released by Warner Bros. on December 25, 1993 in the United States, and on January 19, 1994 in France. It received mixed reviews and performed poorly at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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