We Were the Scenery
2025 · Movie · 15 min · ★ 7.0
In 1975, soon after the end of the Vietnam War, Hoa Thị Lê Chế and Huệ Nguyên Chế fled to the Philippines in a makeshift boat. There, they were held in a refugee camp and, along with nearly one hundred other refugees, were recruited as background extras in the filming of APOCALYPSE NOW. Written by their daughter, poet Cathy Linh Che, this intimate, richly textured memory piece traces their journey through Vietnam, the Philippines, and the U.S., moving evocatively between past and present, truth and fiction, life and cinema.
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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-01-25
- Language
- VI
- Runtime
- 15 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (3 votes)
Themes
- vietnam war
- vietnam
- philippines
- found footage
- mixed media
- super 8
- apocalypse now
Cast & crew
- HC
Hue Nguyen Che
as Self
- HC
Hoa Thi Che
as Self
Directed by Christopher Radcliff