Movie
Boat People
1982R1h 49m7.6 / 10
A Japanese photojournalist revisits Vietnam after the liberation to document the nation, and begins following and documenting the young children from a poor Vietnamese family.
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Checked Jul 23, 2026
Boat People is available to stream on The Criterion Channel in United States. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
Synopsis
A Japanese photojournalist revisits Vietnam after the liberation to document the nation, and begins following and documenting the young children from a poor Vietnamese family.
More about Boat People
Cast
George Lam Tsz-CheungShiomi Akutagawa
Season MaCam Nuong
Cora MiaoNguyen's Mistress
Andy LauTo MinhTung-Sheng ChangDoctor
Qi MengshiComrade Nguyen
Jialing HaoCam Nuong's MotherJia MeiyingLe Van Quyen
Credits
- Directed by
- Ann Hui
- Written by
- Chiu Kang-Chien
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- cn
- Original title
- 投奔怒海
- Collection
- Vietnam Trilogy
- Box office
- $2M
Production
- Bluebird Movie Enterprises
Themes
hong kong new waveland mine findersphotographyphotojournalismsafe passage bribesvietnamvietnamese womanwoman director
