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Trinh T. Minh-ha
1989 Vietnam; France; United States 108 minutes English; Vietnamese
© Moongift Films

Built around questions of identity and popular memory, this flagship film of Postmodernism offers a fresh reading of Vietnamese culture through a view of women’s status and their political history in both Vietnam and the United States. The questions of language, translation, geographical displacement are explored in the portraits and archival footage accompanying the testimonies.

Production :
Moongift Films
Editing :
Trinh T. Minh-ha
Sound :
Linda Peckham
Photography :
Kathleen Beeler
Screenplay :
Trinh T. Minh-ha
Cast :
Tran Thi Hien; Khien Lai; Ngo Kim Nhuy; Tran Thi Bich Yen; Lan Trinh
Copy Contact :
Arsenal - Institut für Film und Videokunst

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