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We Were the Scenery

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2025 · 15m
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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.”

Director
Christopher Radcliff
Producers
Jess X. Snow, Cathy Linh Che, Kelly Marie Tran
Original Language
VI
Keywords
vietnam vietnam war philippines found footage mixed media super 8
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