Dust of Life

Name: Poussières de vie
Genre: Drama
Released: 1995-01-18
Duration: 1 h 27 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Daniel Guyant, Gilles Chitlaphone, Jehan Pagès

Original title: Poussières de vie

1995
1h 27m

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6.5/10

157

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Drama

Based on a true story, after the US withdrawal and the fall of South Vietnam to the communist forces in 1975, many people are sent to reeducation camps. Several desperate boys in one of the ... Read allBased on a true story, after the US withdrawal and the fall of South Vietnam to the communist forces in 1975, many people are sent to reeducation camps. Several desperate boys in one of the camps begin planing their escape.Based on a true story, after the US withdrawal and the fall of South Vietnam to the communist forces in 1975, many people are sent to reeducation camps. Several desperate boys in one of the camps begin planing their escape.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

157

YOUR RATING

3User reviews

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Film debut and only film performances of Daniel Guyant and Gilles Chitlaphone.

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10/10

Profoundly moving

A gripping, profoundly moving story - - finally a "Vietnam War" movie from an Amerasian perspective! A gut-wrenching and non-sentimental tale of young Amerasian kids just after the fall of Saigon in 1975. Rounded up and subjected to re-education camps, several band together to survive and plot escape. Oscar-Nominated Best Foreign picture in 1995... also known as "Dust of Life". Based on a true story. Unfortunately producer/director Rachid Bouchareb, (known better for the more recent French films, such as Indigenes, 29 Palms, L'humanite, West Beirut, Flanders, and London River) has never widely released this film in the United States so few people have had the opportunity to experience it. Amazing soundtrack and unrelenting plot- line. Powerful!