The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone

The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone 1979

6.30

In Dong Thap Muoi during the days of the Vietnam War, Ba Do, Sau Xoa and their little child live in a small shack in the middle of an abandoned wetland zone. They are entrusted with the mission of maintaining Viet Minh's lines of communication in the area. Daily life goes on as the small family looks out for death from above.

1979

The Girl on the River

The Girl on the River 1987

1.00

A reporter interviews a former prostitute from South Vietnam about her sheltering of an injured Vietcong leader during the war.

1987

Don't Burn

Don't Burn 2009

5.70

In the spring of 2005, a mother living in Hanoi receives a diary of her late daughter, a young doctor working at a field hospital during the war. Kept for over thirty years by an American veteran, the diary is an account of her life spanning two years, from April 1968 until her death in June 1970.

2009

Nesting Season in Hanoi

Nesting Season in Hanoi 1978

1

Hanoi of 1978, milkwood pine flowers in autumn, and the anxiety of idealistic youths navigating postwar life. A young couple struggle to be together as individual happiness gets in the way.

1978

Once Upon a Time in Vu Dai Village

Once Upon a Time in Vu Dai Village 1982

1

Thứ, a teacher in an impoverished village of French occupied Vietnam, witnesses the daily tragedies and hardships his neighborhood has to endure. A joint adaptation of three of Nam Cao's classic works: the short stories "Chi Pheo", "Old Hạc" (Lão Hạc) and the novel "Corroded Life" (Sống mòn).

1982