Movie
The Beautiful Country
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2004-03-13
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Sud-Est Productions, Sunflower Productions, Norsk Filmfond, Dinamo Story,, Samy Boy Entertainment, SF Norge, Nordisk Film & TV Fond
- Country
- Norway, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Damien Nguyen as Binh
- Bai Ling as Ling
- Nick Nolte as Steve
- Tim Roth as Captain Oh
- Temuera Morrison as Snakehead
- Thu An as Old Woman
- Kim Xuân as Mai
- Vũ Tăng as Head Servant
- Anh Thư as Mrs. Hoa
- Khương Đức Thuận as Mrs. Hoa’s son
- Phát Triệu as Captain on Junk
- Xuân Thức as Begging Woman
Crew
- Hans Petter Moland - Director
- Sabina Murray - Screenplay
- Terrence Malick - Story
- Sabina Murray - Story
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