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During the Vietnam War, a Vietnamese woman struggles hustling on the streets, where she comes face to face with those involved in the conflict around her.

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Papa
Bussaro Sanruck ...
Le Ly - Age 5
Supak Pititam ...
Buddhist Monk
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Mama
Thuan K. Nguyen ...
Uncle Luc
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Le Ly
Lan Nguyen Calderon ...
Ba
Thuan Le ...
Kim
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Sau
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Hai
Vinh Dang ...
Bon
Khiem Thai ...
Brother In Law
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Viet Cong Captain
Michelle Vynh Le ...
Viet Cong Cadre Woman
Tuan Tran ...
Rapist
Aron Starrat ...
Helicopter Soldier
Peter Duong ...
Republican Colonel
Hieu Van Vu ...
Teacher
Phil Neilson ...
Marine in Helicopter
Ming-Yang Li ...
Ky La Wizard (as Michael Lee)
Thanh Vo ...
Grenade Girl
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U.S. Advisor (as George Roarke)
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Interrogator
Dave Cooper ...
Bald Onlooker
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Torture Girl #1
Thuc-Hanh Tran ...
Torture Girl #2
Vu Anh Phan ...
Snakeman
Mai Le ...
Steward
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Madame Lien
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Anh
Term Saefam ...
Herbalist
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G.I. #1
Keith Smith ...
G.I. #2
Brad Rea ...
G.I. #3
Tran Huy ...
Danang Cop
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G.I. Paul
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Young Sergeant (as Timothy Guinee)
Yeun Yong Dumda ...
Jimmy - Age 1
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Big Mike
Kevin Gallagher ...
Tall Marine
Brian Helmick ...
Short Marine
Catherine Ai ...
Bar Girl
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Steve Butler
Somsak Hormsombat ...
Siclo Driver
Nuttikit ...
Jimmy - Age 3
Don Ho Jr. ...
Tommy - Age 2
Phuong Huu Le ...
Jimmy - Age 6
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Larry
Scott Barkwill ...
Staff Sergeant at Embassy
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Bernice
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Eugenia
Jennifer Low Sauer ...
Supermarket Shopper #1
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Supermarket Shopper #2 (as Gina Sheri Tavizon)
Chitra F. Mojtabai ...
Supermarket Check-out Girl (as Chitra Mojtabai)
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Dinner Guest #1
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Dinner Guest #2
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Dinner Guest #3
Le Ly Hayslip ...
Jewelry Broker
Huynh Cao Nguyen ...
Landlord
Willie Nark-Orn ...
Tommy - Age 5
Lester Gopaoco ...
Jimmy - Age 8
Toby Vu ...
Alan - Age 2
Andy Reeder ...
Alan - Age 4
Doan Chau Mau ...
California Monk (as Chau Mao Doan)
Vivien Straus ...
Neighbor's Wife
Mai Nguyen ...
California Wizard
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Police Woman
Robert Marshall ...
Detective (as Robert F. Marshall)
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Jimmy - Age 20
Tom Nam Ly ...
Tommy - Age 15
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Alan - Age 2 (uncredited)
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Minister (uncredited)
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Red (uncredited)
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Student (uncredited)
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Ghost Wife (uncredited)
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Young Boy with Jesuit Missionaries (uncredited)

Directed by

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Oliver Stone

Written by

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Le Ly Hayslip ... (book "When Heaven and Earth Changed Places") and
Jay Wurts ... (book "When Heaven and Earth Changed Places")
 
Le Ly Hayslip ... (book "Child of War, Woman of Peace") and
James Hayslip ... (book "Child of War, Woman of Peace")
 
Oliver Stone ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Risa Bramon Garcia ... associate producer
A. Kitman Ho ... producer
Mario Kassar ... executive producer
Robert Kline ... producer
Arnon Milchan ... producer
Christina Rodgers ... associate producer
Richard Rutowski ... associate producer
Oliver Stone ... producer
Clayton Townsend ... co-producer

Music by

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Kitarô

Cinematography by

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Robert Richardson ... director of photography

Editing by

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David Brenner
Sally Menke

Editorial Department

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Donah Bassett ... negative cutter: Los Angeles
F. Paul Benz ... first assistant editor
Brian Berdan ... associate editor
Bob Kaiser ... color timer: Los Angeles
Saar Klein ... apprentice editor
Mark Livolsi ... second assistant editor
Karey Maltzahn ... assistant editor
Devon Miller ... first assistant editor
Thomas J. Nordberg ... apprentice editor (as Tom Nordberg)
Martha Pike ... first assistant editor
John Portnoy ... assistant editor
Linda Shamest ... first assistant editor (as Linda Shamest-Rosman)

Casting By

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Risa Bramon Garcia
Billy Hopkins
Heidi Levitt

Production Design by

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Victor Kempster

Set Decoration by

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Ted Glass ... (set director)

Costume Design by

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Ha Nguyen

Makeup Department

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Martha Marek Beresford ... hairdresser: Thailand (as Martha Beresford)
Roland Blancaflor ... special makeup assistant
Greg Cannom ... special makeup
Tiptalee Chanaputtakun ... hair stylist
Bonnie Clevering ... hairdresser: Los Angeles
Deborah La Mia Denaver ... makeup artist: Los Angeles (as Deborah La Mia-Denaver)
Mitch Devane ... special makeup assistant
Elle Elliott ... key hair stylist
Matt Falls ... special makeup assistant (as Mat Falls)
Tamara Guthrie ... hairdresser: Thailand (as Tamara Muro)
John E. Jackson ... makeup artist (as John Jackson)
John Logan ... special makeup assistant
Deborah Mills-Whitlock ... hair stylist (as Deborah Mills-Gusmano)
Kelly Muldoon ... hair stylist: Debbie Reynolds
Matthew W. Mungle ... key makeup artist (as Matthew Mungle) / special makeup applications (as Matthew Mungle)
Larry Odien ... special makeup assistant
Stephen Prouty ... special makeup assistant (as Steve Prouty)
Todd Tucker ... special makeup assistant
Keith VanderLaan ... special makeup assistant (as Keith Vanderlan)
Bill Myer ... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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William H. Brown ... post-production supervisor (as Bill Brown)
Santa Pestonji ... production supervisor: Thailand
Somchai Santitharangkun ... unit manager: Thailand (as Somchai Santitarangkun)
Clayton Townsend ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Apichart Chusakul ... third assistant director: Thailand (as Abhijati 'Meuk' Jusakul)
Herbert W. Gains ... first assistant director (as Herb Gains)
Kristin Killey ... DGA trainee: Los Angeles
Frank Kostenko Jr. ... second second assistant director
Chedpong Laoyant ... third assistant director: Thailand (as Cherdpong 'Cherd' Laoyont)
Chitra F. Mojtabai ... second assistant director (as Chitra Mojtabai)
Christina Stauffer ... second second assistant director: Thailand
Charlie Sungkawess ... second assistant director: Thailand
Sompol Sungkawess ... first assistant director: Thailand
Michael Viglietta ... second second assistant director: Thailand

Art Department

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Deana Albers ... assistant props: Los Angeles
Alan Allinger ... general forman: Thailand
Rodney Armanino ... construction coordinator: Thailand
Alice Baker ... set dresser: Los Angeles
Merideth Boswell ... set decorator: Los Angeles
Gordon Brunner ... assistant props: Thailand
Beer Burimkoon ... construction coordinator
Sumsak Chuenchooluck ... assistant props: Thailand
Lek Chaiyan Chunsuttiwat ... art director: Thailand (as Chaiyan 'Lek' Chunsuttiwat)
Bill Darrow ... stand-by painter
Guido DeCurtis ... set dress lead: Thailand (as Guido Decurtis)
Dean Eilertson ... assistant props: Thailand
Maureen Farley ... assistant property master: Los Angeles
John Fenner ... assistant art director: Thailand
Ted Glass ... set decorator: Thailand
Dale Haugo ... lead scenic artist: Thailand
Wendell A. Bud Hill II ... construction foreman: Thailand (as Wendell Aber 'Bud' Hill II)
Scott G. Jones ... art department coordinator: Los Angeles (as Scott Jones)
Vasu Kantatham ... assistant art director: Thailand
John A. Kelly ... scenic artist: Thailand
Bruce Kerner ... sign painter: Los Angeles
Cholwika Koomkaew ... assistant construction coordinator: Thailand (as Cholwika 'Beer' Kiimkaew)
Suchartanun 'Kai' Kuladee ... art department coordinator: Thailand (as Kuladee Suchartanun)
Woods Mackintosh ... art director: Los Angeles
Dave Margolin ... painter
Edward J. McCarthy ... on-set dresser: Los Angeles
Dave Midson ... set dresser: Thailand (as David Midson)
Arin 'Aoi' Pinijvararak ... assistant props: Thailand (as Arin Pinijvararak)
Mickey Pugh ... on-set dresser: Thailand
Steve Rosse ... set dresser: Thailand
Wayne Shepherd ... lead: Los Angeles
Steve Spence ... art director: Thailand (as Stephen Spence)
Daniel Sweeney ... set dresser: Thailand
Jack G. Taylor Jr. ... set designer: Los Angeles
Bill Thumm ... property master
Tawee Tochear ... construction foreman: Thailand (as Tawee Turchur)
Alan Tomkins ... supervising art director: Thailand (as Alan R. Tomkins)
Leslie Tomkins ... art director: Thailand
Daniel Turk ... construction coordinator: Los Angeles (as Dan Turk)
Ward Welton ... paint foreman: Los Angeles
Chris Wolf ... labor foreman: Los Angeles

Sound Department

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Willy Allen ... foley editor
James Ashwill ... foley mixer (as Jim Ashwill)
Christopher Assells ... dialogue editor
Robert Batha ... first assistant sound editor
Bob Beemer ... re-recording mixer: Skywalker Sound
Lon Bender ... additional sound (as Lon E. Bender)
Supat Chansakul ... sound assistant: Thailand
Preecha Chuenchom ... sound assistant: Thailand (as Preecha 'Toi' Chuenchom)
Bill Daly ... sound mixer
Robert Deschaine ... adr mixer
Scott Martin Gershin ... sound effects designer (as Scott Gershin)
Nerses Gezalyan ... foley recordist (as Nerses Gezalyn)
Laura Graham ... adr editor
Tony Gray ... utility sound: Los Angeles
Gary A. Hecker ... foley artist (as Gary 'Wrecker' Hecker)
Chris Hogan ... dialogue editor
Craig S. Jaeger ... foley editor (as Craig Jaeger)
Constance A. Kazmer ... adr supervisor
Randy Kelley ... sound effects editor
Mark Lanza ... sound effects editor (as Mark A. Lanza)
Mark 'Frito' Long ... recordist: Skywalker Sound
Anthony Miceli ... sound effects editor (as Tony Miceli)
Michael Minkler ... re-recording mixer: Skywalker Sound
Glenn T. Morgan ... sound effects editor (as Glenn Morgan)
Philip D. Morrill ... assistant sound editor (as Phil Morrill)
Dan O'Connell ... foley artist
Kelly Oxford ... foley editor
Michele Perrone ... adr editor
Alan Rankin ... assistant sound editor
Dan M. Rich ... dialogue editor (as Dan Rich)
David M. Roberts ... boom operator (as David Roberts)
Wylie Stateman ... supervising sound editor
Greg Steele ... adr recordist
Peter Michael Sullivan ... sound effects editor
Kim Waugh ... additional sound
Dan Wesson ... utility sound: Thailand
Michael D. Wilhoit ... sound effects editor (as Mike Wilhoit)
Todd Egan ... assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Catt LeBaigue ... dialogue editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Brian Cox ... special effects: Thailand
Wanchai Jangnet ... special effects: Thailand
Rangsun Rangsimaporn ... special effects: Thailand

Stunts

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Dean Choe ... stunts
Jim Dunn ... stunts
Jim Finkbeiner ... stunts
Phil Neilson ... stunt coordinator
Ken Kirzinger ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Audie Aragon ... dolly grip
Sidney Ray Baldwin ... still photographer: Los Angeles (as Sidney Baldwin)
Donald Carlson ... first assistant camera (as Donald C. Carlson)
Robert C. Carlson ... first assistant camera
Elizabeth Carr ... assistant camera: Thailand
Chris Centrella ... key grip
James V. Gartland ... key grip (as James Gartland)
Scott Gillis ... rigging best boy grip: Los Angeles
Khan Griffith ... electrician
Mark Hadland ... assistant chief lighting technician
Marty Kassab-Chaney ... assistant camera (as Marty Kassab)
Ian Kincaid ... chief lighting technician
Dean M. King ... grip (as Dean King)
Jeff Kluttz ... best boy grip / rigging key grip
Kim Kono ... electrician
Rittikorn Manonom ... assistant camera: Thailand
Hugh McCallum ... best boy grip: Los Angeles
Michael A. Mendez ... grip
Craig Molsberry ... lighting technician
J. Michael Muro ... camera operator (as James Muro) / steadicam operator (as James Muro)
Roland Neveu ... still photographer: Thailand
Dayton Nietert ... rigging gaffer: Los Angeles
Voranon Paipad ... assistant camera: Thailand
Philip C. Pfeiffer ... director of photography: second unit
Brad Rea ... dolly grip
Boontes Sirisin ... assistant camera: Thailand
Keith L. Smith ... second assistant camera (as Keith Smith)
Chesda 'Pop' Smithsuth ... gaffer
Richard Sobin ... second assistant camera
Jonathan Taylor ... first assistant camera: Thailand
Suzanne Trucks ... assistant camera
Somkait Vituranich ... assistant camera: Thailand
Richard Mosier ... first assistant camera: "b" camera, Thailand (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Richard Connors ... location casting assistant: Thailand
Loc Do ... casting assistant
Ann Goulder ... casting assistant
Barbara Harris ... adr voice casting: Los Angeles
Non Jungmeier ... location casting assistant: Thailand (as Raweeporn 'Non' Srimonju)
Jennifer Low Sauer ... casting assistant
Robert B. Martin Jr. ... casting
Kris Nicolau ... casting associate
Patricia Pao ... location casting: Thailand
Suzanne Smith ... casting associate
Chawtip 'Choi' Tithisawat ... location casting assistant: Thailand
Mary Vernieu ... casting associate
Chris Hanaford ... casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Chantika Kongsillawat ... stand-by wardrobe
Christopher J. Kristoff ... wardrobe assistant: Los Angeles (as Chris Kristoff)
Michelle Kurpaska ... key costumer / set costumer: Los Angeles
Levert C. Miller ... set costumer (as Levert Christopher Miller)
Doungporn Soawapap ... set costumer: Thailand
Anna M. Welcome ... set costumer: Thailand (as Anna Welcome)
Alonzo Wilson ... wardrobe supervisor (as Alonzo V. Wilson)

Location Management

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Larry Ring ... assistant location manager: Los Angeles
Pairoj Rojlertjanya ... location manager: Thailand
Phillip Roope ... location manager: Thailand
Boyd Wilson ... location manager: Los Angeles

Music Department

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Gary Barlough ... co-producer: musical score
Bruce Botnick ... music scoring mixer
Tom Boyd ... musician: oboe soloist
Budd Carr ... executive music producer
Carlton Kaller ... music editor
Edie Lehmann Boddicker ... singer
Norman Ludwin ... musician: bass
Randy Miller ... conductor / music arranger / orchestrator
Denise Okimoto ... assistant music editor
Sally Stevens ... Solo Singer musical score / choir contractor
James Thatcher ... musician: French horn
Xiao Guang Yu ... musician: huqin
Scottie Haskell ... score vocalist (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Deirdre Horgan ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Randy Cantor ... transportation captain
Boriboon Jarurongkawatana ... transportation manager: Thailand (as Boriboon Jaarurongkawattana)
Joel Marrow ... transportation coordinator
Joseph Sullivan ... driver
Somnu 'Moo' Tumthong ... transportation assistant: Thailand

Additional Crew

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Jill Beerman ... production associate
Charles Bunn ... staff assistant (as Charles R. Bunn)
Charn Chatpatumthong ... craft service: Thailand
Mindy J. Cole ... assistant: Mr. Townsend (as Mindy Cole)
Dale Dye ... technical advisor: military (as Capt. Dale Dye U.S.M.C. [Ret.])
Fred Gabrielli ... caterer: Los Angeles
Nicolas Goddet ... set production assistant (as Nicholas Goddet)
Dolly Hall ... shipping coordinator
Mimi Hare ... set production assistant: Thailand
Le Ly Hayslip ... technical advisor
Thomas Hayslip ... assistant: Mr. Ho (as Thomas C. Hayslip)
Debra Hill ... accounting assistant: Thailand
Todd Hill ... caterer: Los Angeles
Elaine Holliman ... staff assistant
Nicholas Irwin ... post-production accountant
Jeffrey F. January ... set production assistant (as Jeff January)
Pornpan Jormsak ... immigration liaison: Thailand (as Phorngphan 'Koong' Jormsak)
Sae Tang 'Keng' Kanokporn ... production office coordinator: Thailand (as Kanokporn 'Keng' Sae Tang)
Braden Kuhlman ... office production assistant
Jackson Kuramoto ... assistant: Mr. Ho
Chris Lowenstein ... set production assistant: Thailand
Arthur Manson ... producers' representative
Kris Fullan Martinez ... assistant production coordinator: Los Angeles (as Kris Fullan)
Margaret McCourt ... first assistant accountant (as Margaret Mccourt)
Suzanne Schnulle Murphy ... first assistant accountant: Los Angeles
Clive Ng ... financial services
Carole Nix ... assistant production coordinator
Pasakorn 'Patrick' Permpoolsap ... office production assistant: Thailand
Mark Pogachefsky ... publicist (as Mark Pogachefski)
Chris Renna ... production physician (as Dr. Christian Renna)
Mark Rubin ... craft service: Los Angeles
Romaly Sar ... set production assistant: Thailand
Carl Schmidt ... armorer: Thailand
Michael Singer ... unit publicist
Rapin Srisomboon ... accountant: Thailand
Rojana Srisomboon ... accounting assistant: Thailand
Barbara-Ann Stein ... controller
Mike Stokey ... technical advisor: military (as Michael Stokey)
Elizabeth Stone ... spiritual advisor: Naijo No Ko
Leeann Stonebreaker ... production coordinator
Urai 'Toey' Sureekamolchai ... production secretary: Thailand
Chan Thananuntasiri ... catering supervisor: Thailand
Ron Towery ... production secretary
Nadia Venesse ... dialogue coach
Benjamin Von Nagel ... office production assistant
Stanley White ... technical advisor: military
Jerri Whiteman ... payroll accountant
Azita Zendel ... assistant: Mr. Stone
Lennie Appelquist ... set production assistant (uncredited)
Dianne E. Collins ... publicist: M/S Billings Publicity Ltd. (uncredited)
Vien Hong ... adr voice (uncredited)
Michael J. Pierce ... assistant to producer (uncredited)
Ken Twohy ... intern (uncredited)

Thanks

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Evan Green ... special thanks
Phil Radin ... special thanks
Jacqueline Stone ... dedicatee

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

The final movie in Oliver Stone's Vietnam trilogy follows the true story of a Vietnamese village girl who survives a life of suffering and hardship during and after the Vietnam war. As a freedom fighter, a hustler, young mother, a sometime prostitute, and the wife of a US. marine, the girl's relationships with men suggests an analogy of Vietnam as Woman and the U.S. as Man. Written by Keith Loh

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Taglines An amazing true story of survival. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Entre ciel et terre (France)
  • Zwischen Himmel und Hölle (Germany)
  • El cielo y la tierra (Spain)
  • El cel i la terra (Spain, Catalan title)
  • 天と地 (Japan, Japanese title)
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Runtime
  • 140 min
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Box Office

Budget $33,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $379,807, 25 Dec 1993

Did You Know?

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Trivia In the scene where Le Ly is in the jewelry store getting her jewelry appraised by the broker, the jewelry broker is the real Le Ly Hayslip. See more »
Goofs When Steve picks up Le Ly and her kids when the south is being overrun, he flies in on an Army helicopter, despite the fact that he and his friends are all in the Marines. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Tommy Lee Jones (1993). See more »
Soundtracks Trong Com See more »
Quotes Mama: If war produces one thing, it's many cemeteries. And in cemeteries, there are no enemies.
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