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A tale about Vietnamese refugees sent to an orientation camp on the Camp Pendleton Marine Base in California.
The film chronicles the stories told to a young boy and his sister about the other refugees in the camp and about Tai Tran, who dares to introduce himself to Sergeant Jim Lance. In developing a relationship with Lance, Tran is able to improve conditions and communication for all in the refugee camp.
Original Release
12/01/2001
US Release
04/13/2002
Cast
Name | Character |
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Patrick Swayze | Gunnery Sergeant Jim Lance |
Duong Don | Tai Tran |
Hiep Thi Le | Thuy Hoa |
Billinjer C. Tran | Duc (as Billinjer Tran) / Duc |
Kathleen Luong | Second Wife |
Phuoc Quan Nguyen | Loi |
Long Nguyen | Quang Hai |
Catherine Ai | Hien |
Phu Cuong | Old Man / Tai Tran |
Kieu Chinh | Kieu |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Patrick Swayze | Gunnery Sergeant Jim Lance |
Duong Don | Tai Tran |
Hiep Thi Le | Thuy Hoa |
Billinjer C. Tran | Duc (as Billinjer Tran) / Duc |
Kathleen Luong | Second Wife |
Phuoc Quan Nguyen | Loi |
Long Nguyen | Quang Hai |
Catherine Ai | Hien |
Phu Cuong | Old Man / Tai Tran |
Kieu Chinh | Kieu |
Trung Nguyen | Minh |
Jennifer Tran | Anh |
Linda Tran | Thuy Hoa's Sister |
Tuan Tran | Tuan |
Le Van Tuoi | Uncle Tien |
Joe Ho | Binh |
Elyse Dinh | Red Cross Volunteer |
Michael Minh | Vietnamese Soldier |
Victor Thang Do | Viet Worker |
April Tran | Barber |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Forest Whitaker | Executive Producer |
Elisabeth Riseng | Executive Producer |
Tony Bui | Producer |
Taj Paxton | Producer |
Elie Samaha | Producer |
William B. Steakley | Producer |
Andrew Stevens | Producer |
Quynh Trinh | Producer |