From Opium to Chrysanthemums
From Opium to Chrysanthemums
2000, English. Directed by Per-Åke Holmquist & Suzanne Khardalian.
At the height of the Vietnam War, in 1969, Swedish filmmaker PeÅ Holmquist traveled to South East Asia to make a film on a Hmong village leader named Lao-Tong and the Hmong. This film documents Holmquist’s return after 30 years. With new material filmed in Thailand, Laos, and the United States, and incorporating scenes from the 1969 documentary, the film shows how much has changed, and what has happened to the Hmong, both in Thailand and Laos, and in the United States.
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- 1h 15m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 28 April 2000
- Original title
- Från opium till krysantemum
- Country
- Sweden
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From Opium to Chrysanthemums runs 75 minutes (1h 15m).
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From Opium to Chrysanthemums isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 April 2000. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed From Opium to Chrysanthemums?
From Opium to Chrysanthemums (2000) was directed by Per-Åke Holmquist and Suzanne Khardalian.