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Oct 13, 1982 · Boat People: Directed by Ann Hui. With George Lam, Season Ma, Andy Lau, Meiying Jia. A Japanese photojournalist revisits Vietnam after the Liberation and learns harsh truths about its regime and its "New Economic Zones".
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- Ann Hui
- 1982-10-13
Boat People (Chinese: 投奔怒海; pinyin: Tóubēn Nù Hǎi; Cantonese Yale: Tau ban no hoi; lit. 'Into the Raging Sea') is a Hong Kong film directed by Ann Hui, first shown in theatres in 1982. The film stars George Lam, Andy Lau, Cora Miao, and Season Ma.
One of the preeminent works of the Hong Kong New Wave, Boat People is a shattering look at the circumstances that drove hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese refugees to flee their homeland in the wake of the Vietnam War, told through images of haunting, unforgettable power.
- Shiomi Akutagawa
Shiomi Akutagawa (George Lam), a Japanese photojournalist, travels to Vietnam to document life under communist rule. Government officials are all too happy to take him on a tour of villages that ...
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- Ann Hui
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- George Lam, Cora Miao, Season Ma, Andy Lau
The Boat People: Directed by Rob Curry. With Nabil Elouahabi, Raquel Cassidy, Russell Mabey, Maimie McCoy. The Boat People is a psychological thriller. Jared is taken to the coast by his new girlfriend, Alice. They stay in the seaside cottage she's owed all her life with her sister, Cleo.
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- Rob Curry
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One of the preeminent works of the Hong Kong New Wave, Boat People is a shattering look at the circumstances that drove hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese refugees to flee their homeland in the wake of the Vietnam War, told through images of haunting, unforgettable power.
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Boat People. Directed by Ann Hui • 1982 • Hong Kong. Starring George Lam, Andy Lau Tak Wah, Cora Miao. One of the major films of the Hong Kong New Wave, Ann Hui’s BOAT PEOPLE is a work of indelible humanity and searing political resonance.
