We Were the Scenery
2025•15m•7.0•Released
Documentary
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
Writer
Cathy Linh Che
Languages
Vietnamese, English
Cast
Hue Nguyen Che
Self
Hoa Thi Che
Self
Production
Producer
Jess X. Snow
Producer
Cathy Linh Che
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