Surname Viêt Given Name Nam

Name: Surname Viêt Given Name Nam
Director: Trịnh T. Minh-hà
Genre: Documentary, History, War
Released: 1989-04-01
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 5.2
Cast: Tran Thi Hein, Ngo Kim Nhuy, Khien Lai, Tran Tai Bich Yen, Lan Trinh

Directed by Trịnh T. Minh-hà

Documentary

History

War

19891h 48m5.2

Overview

The film evolves around questions of identity, popular memory and culture. While focusing on aspects of Vietnamese reality as seen through the lives and history of women resistance in Vietnam and in the U.S, it raises questions on the politics of interviewing and documenting.