
Boat People
1982 · Movie · R · 109 min · ★ 7.6
A Japanese photojournalist revisits Vietnam after the liberation to document the nation, and begins following and documenting the young children from a poor Vietnamese family.
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Details
- Years
- 1982
- Release date
- 1982-10-13
- Language
- CN
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 109 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (58 votes)
Themes
- vietnam
- photography
- photojournalism
- woman director
- hong kong new wave
- land mine finders
- safe passage bribes
- vietnamese woman
Awards & recognition
- Hong Kong Film Award — Best Film
Cast & crew

George Lam Tsz-Cheung
as Shiomi Akutagawa

Season Ma
as Cam Nuong

Cora Miao
as Nguyen's Mistress

Andy Lau
as To Minh
- TC
Tung-Sheng Chang
as Doctor

Qi Mengshi
as Comrade Nguyen

Jialing Hao
as Cam Nuong's Mother
- JM
Jia Meiying
as Le Van Quyen

Lin Shujing
as Comrade Wu
- TL
Tao Lin
as Leader of Team 16
Directed by Ann Hui