SYNOPSIS
The Americans financed the building in which to house the managers of Southern Vietnam in former Saigon. When they lost the war, the Communist government finished the building work to house their own cadres who later became its owners. Today, Korean and Japanese investors are offering fortunes to buy the entire site. Through the portrait of a building where he was born and still lives, Le Minh paints the story of the history of Vietnam since 1975 and the transformations taking place there today.
CREDIT
Director: Trịnh Đình Lê Minh
Genre: Documentary
Production: Varan Việt Nam
Cinematography: Trịnh Đình Lê Minh
Sound: Phan Huỳnh Trang
Editing: Julie Beziau
REWARDS, FESTIVALS AND DIFFUSIONS
New Voice from Vietnam at the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Beverly Hills (USA) | 2011
Vietnamese International Film Festival
Los Angeles (USA) | 2011
Shine Asian-Shorts Competition, Hangzhou
(China) | 2011
Globians Doc Fest
Halle (Germany) | 2011
International Documentary Film Festival
Guangzhou (China) | 2011
Cine//B
Santiago (Chile) | 2011
Điện ảnh//B
CLIPS
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Mrs Bua’s carpet
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Dr Thi’s Clinic
The villagers like to visit Dr Thi because they trust him. Most of his patients are over seventy years old. Though time has past, war sequels remain vivid. “Talking helps to relieve the pain” says Doctor Thi. The camera never leaves the precincts of the clinic where patients are filmed like the characters of an ancient theater play.
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Long is the road
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