Daughter from Danang (2002)
Directed by Gail Dolgin, Vicente Franco · 83 min · Documentary, History
15.2 TOPICAL score · #5,021 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →In 1975, as the Vietnam War was ending, thousands of orphans and Amerasian children were brought to the United States as part of "Operation Babylift." Daughter from Danang tells the dramatic story of one of these children, Heidi Bub (a.k.a. Mai Thi Hiep), and her Vietnamese mother, Mai Thi Kim, separated at the war's end and reunited 22 years later. Heidi, now living in Tennessee - a married woman with kids - had always dreamt of a joyful reunion. When she ventures to Vietnam to meet her mother, she unknowingly embarks on an emotional pilgrimage that spans decades and distance. Unlike most reunion stories that climax with a cliché happy ending, Daughter from Danang is a real-life drama. Journeying from the Vietnam War to Pulaski, Tennessee and back to Vietnam, Daughter from Danang tensely unfolds as cultural differences and the years of separation take their toll in a riveting film about longing and the personal legacy of war.
Daughter from Danang (2002, directed by Gail Dolgin and Vicente Franco) has a TOPICAL score of 15.2 - ranked 5,021 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on historical impact. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary. Critics: Metacritic 77. Audiences: TMDB 6.9/10 (10 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 6 languages.
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- CriticsMetacritic 77
- AudienceTMDB 6.9/10 (10 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 6 languages
- Still read639 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
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