The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone (1979)
1h 35m
Running Time
April 30, 1979Release Date
The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone (1979)
1h 35m
Running Time
April 30, 1979Release Date
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Plot.
In Dong Thap Muoi during the days of the Vietnam War, Ba Do, Sau Xoa and their little child live in a small shack in the middle of an abandoned wetland zone. They are entrusted with the mission of maintaining Viet Minh's lines of communication in the area. Daily life goes on as the small family looks out for death from above.
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Cast & Crew.
Toi Lam
Ba Do
Thúy An
Sáu Xoa
Nguyễn Hồng Thuận
Vũ (Ba Đô and Sáu Xoa's child)
Xuân Đế
Actor
Hồng Chi
Actor
Đào Thanh Thủy
The Communication Girl
Nguyễn Hồng Sến
Director
Nguyễn Quang Sáng
Writer
Công Sơn Trịnh
Composer
Trịnh Công Sơn
Music
Đường Tuấn Ba
Director of Photography
Thanh Thug Dao
Actor
Lâm Trân
Editor
Robert Hải
Actor
Huỳnh Kim Ngọc
Art Direction
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 30, 1979
Original NameCánh đồng hoang
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone (Vietnamese: Cánh đồng hoang) is a 1979 Vietnamese drama film directed by Nguyễn Hồng Sến. It won the Golden Prize and the Prix FIPRESCI at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.The film gives an "unnerving and compelling .. subjective-camera-eye-view" of life under helicopter fire in a free-fire zone in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War. The film cuts to an (American) "helicopter-eye view", contrasting painfully with the human tenderness seen earlier.