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I happened to be invited to a human rights event where the people were showing this film. Originally I wanted to see it because it was about the extreme human rights violations in North Korea. I'll tell you, this film has such great performances and such a profound soul, that you just can't help crying/balling. Well-acted, well-edited, well-paced, it never lets you off the hook. South Korea's leading actor In-Pyo Cha plays the father in what is essentially a father-son tale played out in exquisite but heart-wrenching detail. If you're into stories that express the fullness of human experience this is one worth experiencing. It will haunt you and alter your perception of freedom and everything else you hold dear. I read someone's complaint on here that the father should not have been a soccer/football star... but that's such a pointless criticism for the sake of criticism. WATCH IT!!

A gripping, profoundly moving story - - finally a "Vietnam War" movie from an Amerasian perspective! A gut-wrenching and non-sentimental tale of young Amerasian kids just after the fall of Saigon in 1975. Rounded up and subjected to re-education camps, several band together to survive and plot escape. Oscar-Nominated Best Foreign picture in 1995... also known as "Dust of Life". Based on a true story. Unfortunately producer/director Rachid Bouchareb, (known better for the more recent French films, such as Indigenes, 29 Palms, L'humanite, West Beirut, Flanders, and London River) has never widely released this film in the United States so few people have had the opportunity to experience it. Amazing soundtrack and unrelenting plot- line. Powerful!