The Beautiful Country
by Hans Petter Moland
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Actor: Damien Nguyen, Ling Bai, Nick Nolte, Thi Hoa Mai, Tim RothDirector: Hans Petter Moland
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Vietnamese (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 125 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-12-13
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of The Beautiful Country
Movie Review: What is in the heart
Summary: 5 Stars
There is much sadness in this drama. It is a story of an outsider--in this case, a bui doi, or "less than dust". This is someone of mixed parentage, specifically, Vietnamese and American, but living in Vietnam. His name is Binh and as the film begins, we see him in search of both his parents, neither of whom he knows.
He finds his mother locally, but also finds out his father is back in America, after marrying his mother in Vietnam. The reasons for his father's abrupt departure are mysterious, which drives the story, as does Binh's meeting Ling, a Chinese woman in search of a better life who, like Binh, also travels to America.
The sadness here penetrates directly to the heart. Ling has feelings for Binh but at the same time wants a life Binh can never give her. Binh has a very young brother, Tam, who accompanies him on his journey to America, during which deep sadness overtakes the two brothers. And when Binh finally does find his father in America, it is a sad reunion for several reasons.
The soul of this story is its simplicity, which is communicated expertly by Hans Molland (director of "Zero Kelvin" and "Aberdeen") and screenwriter Sabina Murray, who supplies an interview for the DVD. The acting is straightforward and effective; included in the cast is Tim Roth and Nick Nolte, as well as a number of unknown Asian actors, and Bai Ling as Ling. Molland is an interesting director who effectively fuses man, nature, and deep emotions. In "Zero Kelvin", this combination had the frigid setting of a polar region; in "The Beautiful Country", it is the hardships of life at sea--the journey from Asia to America via freighter.
This is a great piece of cinematic work that should not be overlooked. Very highly recommended.
Summary of The Beautiful Country
An epic story, exotic locales and electrifying performances from Bai Ling (Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow), Tim Roth (Dark Water) and Nick Nolte (Hotel Rwanda) highlight this moving film that celebrates the power of the human spirit. Raised as an orphan, Binh (Damien Nguyen) is a young Vietnamese man with one impossible dream: to be reunited with his birth father, an American G.I. who left without a trace. In an incredible odyssey that stretches from Saigon to New York to Texas, Binh confronts unimaginable hardships as he finds danger, love and, finally, the key to unlocking the mysteries of his past.Art House & International DVD Video
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