The American War
2018
54 min
English
Five veterans describe their experiences defeating the most powerful military in the world.
$250,000
Using obscure archival footage, animated illustrations and interviews, this film tells the story of the Vietnam War from the perspective of five Vietcong veterans: a soldier, an officer, an informant, a guerilla, a My Lai survivor, and the leader of the Long Hair army.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- El Dorado Films
Keywords
- guerrilla warfare
- vietnam war
- vietcong
- us army
- torture
- veteran
- fall of saigon
- south vietnamese
- north vietnamese
- de nang
- my lai massacre
- ho chi minh trail
- long hair army
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Top Cast
Huynh Duc as Huynh Duc
Huynh Thi Binh as Huynh Thi Binh
Nguyen Dinh Ngat as Nguyen Dinh Ngat
Nguyen Thi Nhu Mai as Nguyen Thi Nhu Mai
Pham Thi Thao as Pham Thi Thao
Vo Cao Loi as Vo Cao Loi
Top Crew
Daniel L. Bernardi · Director
Andrés Gallegos · Cinematographer
Daniel Chein · Editor
Carolina Gratianne · Producer
Chau Trang Tran · Producer
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