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THE JOURNEY OF VAAN NGUYEN

by Duki Dror

synopsis

Hoiami Nguyen never imagined that he will end up so far from his home village of Bong Son in central Vietnam. Political circumstances and the roulette of life have washed him to the shores of Israel. The penniless Vietnamese refugee became a father of 5 Hebrew speaking Israeli daughters. His daughter - Vaan, describes her parents' ordeal using a razor sharp language in her blog. She feels trapped in circles of identity which will never meet. Caught between her wild and stormy Israeli spirit and the expectations to be modest and obedient Vietnamese at home, there is unbridgeable abyss. When her father returns to his family in Vietnam, Van finds herself absorbed into his tragic story - a cruel tale of loss and survival. Hoimai's dream of return sends Vaan to look for a brighter future in the new-old country. She joins him in trying to reclaim the lands of the family, in the remote village at the heart of the Vietnamese jungle.

international title: The Journey of Vaan Nguyen
original title: The Journey of Vaan Nguyen
country: Israel
year: 2005
genre: documentary
directed by: Duki Dror
film run: 90'
release date: PL 31/03/2007
cinematography by: Philippe Bellaïche
film editing: Dani Itzhaki
music: Haim Frank Ilfman
producer: Yael Shavit

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