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02/09/06
The Beautiful Country (2005)
75 %
Reviews Counted: 72 Fresh: 54 Rotten:18 Average Rating: 6.7/10
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The plight of Asian refugees is sensitively rendered, and the movie builds, with the help of Nolte, to a wrenchingly poignant conclusion.
Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins
Synopsis: Binh (newcomer Damien Nguyen) is an outcast in his small village and the quiet hero of this affecting drama, which opens in the lush landscapes of the Vietnamese countryside. The son of an American soldier and a native woman, Binh is considered in his country to be "lower than dust." Though he... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Damien Nguyen, Nick Nolte, Bai Ling, Tim Roth, Temuera Morrison
Director: Hans Peter Moland
Screenwriter: Sabina Murray
Story: Lingard Jervey
Producer: Terrence Malick, Tomas Backstrom, Petter J. Borgli, Edward R. Pressman
Screenwriter: Sabina Murray
Story: Lingard Jervey
Producer: Terrence Malick, Tomas Backstrom, Petter J. Borgli, Edward R. Pressman
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08/16/07
Worthwhile as an informative and touching reminder of the existence of a forgotten set of innocent victims of the Vietnam conflict.
05/07/07
An ambitious movie made on a modest budget, its intention is better than its execution.
02/22/07
The most stunning beauty comes in human connections, physical touch, unconditional acceptance, familial love - in the treacherous and tender terrain of the human heart.
09/08/06
“The Beautiful Country” touches on many thorny social issues about the way the world works, but it’s ultimately Binh’s story, a truthful and heartening one.
11/10/05
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09/26/05
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09/03/05
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Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland's ambitious but bleak social problem film is compelling but never fully satisfies in its clumsy dramatics.
08/28/05
Some of the plotting borders on ludicrous, and newcomer Nguyen is pretty much charisma-free.
08/26/05
There's little said about what is driving Binh on this journey -- and without that, the trip is nearly as hard on audiences as it is on him.
08/26/05
A well-intentioned but not entirely successful blend of tragic melodrama, social-issue expose and compassionate portraiture...
08/25/05
It's beautiful in its simplicity, exhibiting the kindness people are capable of and how profound that can be.
08/20/05
...tells what could have been a bathetic story with persuasive compassion, admirable restraint and a painterly precision
08/19/05
What it badly needs is Terrell Owens; in other words, a reason to pay attention.
08/14/05
What it badly needs is Terrell Owens; in other words, a reason to pay attention.
08/14/05
Unlike Oliver Stone's combative ... Heaven & Earth, The Beautiful Country mines peace and serenity from the hurtful, chaotic aftermath of the Vietnam War.
08/12/05
Beautiful movie about a young man's search for his past. Vietnam is indeed a beautiful country, but the way this movie is filmed, everywhere looks good.
08/10/05
If the road to hell really is paved with good intentions, cliches and stock characters are the asphalt.
08/05/05
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