Last Days in Vietnam (2014)

Directed by

Rory Kennedy

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 93 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary covers the final days of the Vietnam War as American forces and South Vietnamese civilians desperately tried to evacuate before the fall of Saigon. It focuses on the chaotic decisions and human drama surrounding the evacuation efforts.

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What happens

Last Days in Vietnam is a 2014 American documentary film written, produced and directed by Rory Kennedy. The film had its world premiere at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014. After its premiere at Sundance Film Festival, American Experience Films acquired the distribution rights of the film, in association with PBS Distribution for DVD releases. The film had a theatrical release in New York City on September 5, 2014, before expanding nationwide in the United States during September and early October. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 87th Academy Awards. It also garnered a nomination for Best Documentary Screenplay from the Writers Guild of America. It premiered on PBS television on April 28, 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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