Synopsis:
On April 1975 award-winning filmmaker John Pilger was one of the
last people to get into one of the evacuating helicopters leaving
from the roof of Saigon's American Embassy after a decade of
reporting the Vietnam War. In the two decades after the end of the
war, Vietnam suffered China's invasion, Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge and
America's embargo which finished with Clinton's administration. In
this documentary Pilger explores the modern invasion of Vietnam by
multinationals and foreign governments who look for cheap labour in
a country that still fights to achieve equality for all its people.
Awards
Won the Chris Statuette for the 'Social Issues division of the
Chris Awards, Columbus International Film Festival, Worthington,
Ohio, 1995;
Silver Medal in the 'National/International Affairs category' of
the New York Film & TV Festival, 1996;
Gold Special Jury Award in the 'Film & Video Production
division' of Worldfest-Charleston, Charleston, USA, 1995;
Gold Apple (Best of Category award) in the 'International Social
Issues category', National Educational Media Network Awards,
Oakland, California, 1996;
Silver Screen Award (second place) in the category of 'Politics,
Government, Citizenship, World Relations, Civics', U.S.
International Film & Video Festival, Chicago, USA, 1996.
Synopsis:
On April 1975 award-winning filmmaker John Pilger was one of the
last people to get into one of the evacuating helicopters leaving
from the roof of Saigon's American Embassy after a decade of
reporting the Vietnam War. In the two decades after the end of the
war, Vietnam suffered China's invasion, Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge and
America's embargo which finished with Clinton's administration. In
this documentary Pilger explores the modern invasion of Vietnam by
multinationals and foreign governments who look for cheap labour in
a country that still fights to achieve equality for all its people.