Forgetting Vietnam
2016, English. Directed by Trịnh T. Minh-hà.
“It all begins with two”: departure/return, earth/water, history/tourism… Starting from the ancient myth of Vietnam’s foundation – a battle between two dragons – and from the balance between earth and water that defines the country geographically, Trinh Minh-ha composes a palimpsest of words and images filmed in 1995 in Hi-8 video, then in HD in 2012. Words, superimposed, come and go like a graphic ballet that adds a layer to the archaeology visible in the landscape, a mix of ancient traditions and authoritarian attempts to eradicate them.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Forgetting Vietnam is streaming on DocAlliance Films in India.
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- Released
- 22 March 2016
- Country
- Germany, South Korea, United States of America, Vietnam
- Written by
- Trịnh T. Minh-hà
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Forgetting Vietnam runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Forgetting Vietnam is streaming on DocAlliance Films in India. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Forgetting Vietnam?
Forgetting Vietnam (2016) was directed by Trịnh T. Minh-hà.