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Indochine

1992 · Movie · PG-13 · 159 min · ★ 7.0 · 69% critics

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In colonial Vietnam, a wealthy French plantation owner raises an adopted Vietnamese daughter as political unrest grows and a French naval officer arrives, stirring a complicated romantic triangle. As loyalties shift and the old order starts to crumble, the family is forced to make painful choices about love, identity, and belonging.

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Details
Years
1992
Release date
1992-04-15
Language
French
Rated
PG-13
Runtime
159 min
Critic score
69/100
TMDB rating
7.0/10 (236 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a lush, old-fashioned romantic epic set against colonial upheaval, with big emotions and moral tension; Not for you if you dislike slow pacing, melodrama, or long runtimes like a subtitled soap opera.

Pros: sweeping historical romance; striking landscapes; strong central performance | Cons: very long runtime; slow, glacial pacing; soapy melodrama tone

Themes

  • vietnam
  • civil war
  • love of one's life
  • parent child relationship
  • nationalism
  • adoption
  • arranged marriage
  • plantation
  • longing
  • saigon
  • naval officer
  • indochina
  • +22 more

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 1993
  • César Award — Best Cinematography · 1993
  • César Award — Best Production Design · 1993
  • César Award — Best Sound · 1993
  • César Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1993
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  • César Award — Best Actress · 1993
  • Goya Award — Best European Film · 1993
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Non-English Language Film · 1992
  • National Board of Review Award — Best Foreign Language Film · 1992
  • BAFTA Award — Best Film Not in the English Language · 1994 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actress · 1993 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 1993 · nominated
  • César Award — Best Film · 1993 · nominated
  • César Award — Best Actress · 1993 · nominated
  • César Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1993 · nominated
  • César Award — Best Costume Design · 1993 · nominated
  • César Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1993 · nominated
  • César Award — Best Sound · 1993 · nominated
  • César Award — Best Editing · 1993 · nominated
  • César Award — Best Cinematography · 1993 · nominated
  • César Award — Best Music Written for a Film · 1993 · nominated
  • César Award — Best Production Design · 1993 · nominated
  • César Award — Best Female Revelation · 1993 · nominated
  • César Award — Best Director · 1993 · nominated
  • Goya Award — Best European Film · 1993 · nominated
  • International Submission to the Academy Awards · 1993 · nominated
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Non-English Language Film · 1992 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Régis Wargnier