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We Were the Scenery

We Were the Scenery

★ 7.0/10•2025•15m•Documentary

In 1975, soon after the end of the Vietnam War, Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che fled the country on a small boat. After nine days at sea, they docked in the Philippines, where they were utilized as background extras for “Apocalypse Now.”

Christopher Radcliff · Director

Cathy Linh Che · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime15m
LanguageVI
Release DateJan 25, 2025

Actors

Hue Nguyen Che

Self

Hoa Thi Che

Self

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