Dust of Life (87 min / color film / director Rachid Bouchareb / France, Algeria 1994)
Talkback after screening with film and history scholar Nguyen Nguyet
Shortly after the Fall of Saïgon, internal disruption further destroys North and South Vietnam. Determined to change the Southern population, North Vietnamese Soldiers (Bo Doi) roam the streets picking up orphaned Amerasian boys for transport to rehabilitation camps. Living conditions at these camps are deplorable, especially for Bob, Son and Shrimp who are struggling to survive. They attempt to escape by building a raft and riding the rapids to freedom.
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