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The Beautiful Country (2004) -- After reuniting with his mother in Ho Chi Minh City, a family tragedy causes Binh to flee from Viet Nam to America. Landing in New York, Binh begins a road trip to Texas, where his American father is said to live.
The Beautiful Country (2004) -- After reuniting with his mother in Ho Chi Minh City, a family tragedy causes Binh to flee from Viet Nam to America. Landing in New York, Binh begins a road trip to Texas, where his American father is said to live.
The Beautiful Country (2004) -- After reuniting with his mother in Ho Chi Minh City, a family tragedy causes Binh to flee from Viet Nam to America. Landing in New York, Binh begins a road trip to Texas, where his American father is said to live.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   2,006 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Sabina Murray (story) and
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Release Date:
13 March 2004 (Norway) more
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Tagline:
An epic story of hope.
Plot:
After reuniting with his mother in Ho Chi Minh City, a family tragedy causes Binh to flee from Viet Nam to America. Landing in New York, Binh begins a road trip to Texas, where his American father is said to live. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
4 nominations more
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A movie beyond expectation more (31 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Damien Nguyen ... Binh

Ling Bai ... Ling
Thi Hoa Mai ... Wa

Nick Nolte ... Steve

Tim Roth ... Captain Oh
Chapman To ... Chingmy

Temuera Morrison ... Snakehead
Xuan Phuc Dins ... Pham
Thu An Nguyen ... Old Woman
Ka Duy Pham ... Cousin 15 years old
Minh Trang Ngo ... Cousin 14 years old
Dang Quoc Thinh Tran ... Tam
Thi Kim Xuan Chau ... Mai
Tang Vu ... Head Servant
Thu Anh ... Mrs. Hoa
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for some language and a crude sexual reference.
Runtime:
Norway:137 min | USA:125 min | Argentina:128 min
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Color:
Color (Cinecolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Errors in geography: When Binh gets to Texas, the family giving him a ride drops him off outside a city and refers to it as Houston. The skyline of the city is very clearly that of Dallas, not Houston. more
Quotes:
Steve: [about his long lost wife] I never saw someone so beautiful before - in all that ugliness. more
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Featured in 2006 Independent Spirit Awards (2006) (TV) more

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37 out of 47 people found the following review useful.
A movie beyond expectation, 26 March 2004
8/10
Author: Prashant Soegaard from Oslo, Norway

This movie is not specifically about the Vietnam war, but it gives a good perspective that is not biased in any way. It proves that justice and freedom are not present for all people, only the "lucky" ones. The people that are born in the western world. We take it all for granted what 70% of the population can just envy. It is usually said that if you work hard you will always become something significant. But after watching this movie, I understand that no matter how hard you work, if you are born poor you WILL most likely stay poor. The story follows Binh, a half Vietnamese and half American man. He isnt accepted in society in Vietnam just becasue of this hard fact "he is the enemy" and therefore he is worthless. This has become a major issue in Vietnam after the Vietnam war, but it has never been taken this seriously before. This is a very good movie! I would reccomend everyone to watch this, it gives everyone a humanitarian lesson about how we are all humanbeings no matter where we come from.

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