A moving and troubling documentary.
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10/26/07
American Experience - Daughter from Danang (2002)
97 %
Reviews Counted: 38 Fresh: 37 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 7.7/10
Consensus:
An emotionally wrenching portrayal of a family reunion that doesn't turn out as expected.
Runtime: 90 mins
Synopsis: Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, DAUGHTER FROM DANANG follows an adopted American woman who gets more than she bargained for when she is reunited with her birth mother. One of thousands of Vietnamese children who were separated from their... [More]
Genre: Education/General Interest
Starring: Heidi Bub, Mai Thi Kim
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“What really happened?” is a question for philosophers, not filmmakers; all the filmmakers need to do is engage an audience.
05/05/03
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04/27/03
Daughter From Danang sticks with its subjects a little longer and tells a deeper story
02/28/03
It rapidly develops into a gut-wrenching examination of the way cultural differences and emotional expectations collide.
02/13/03
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01/31/03
A moving and stark reminder that the casualties of war reach much further than we imagine.
01/21/03
Daughter from Danang is a film that should be seen by all, especially those who aren't aware of, or have forgotten about the unmentioned victims of war.
01/16/03
Daughter From Danang reveals that efforts toward closure only open new wounds. It doesn't flinch from its unsettling prognosis, namely, that the legacy of war is a kind of perpetual pain.
12/06/02
Travels a fascinating arc from hope and euphoria to reality and disillusionment.
12/04/02
Dolgin and Franco fashion a fascinating portrait of a Vietnamese-born youngster who eagerly and easily assimilated as an all-American girl with a brand new name in southern Tennessee.
12/02/02
That rare documentary that incorporates so much of human experience -- drama, conflict, tears and surprise -- that it transcends the normal divisions between fiction and nonfiction film.
11/29/02
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Excellent documentary: Heartbreaking and at times infuriating!
by: 22cute 8/26/03
by: 22cute 8/26/03
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