投奔怒海

Tou ben nu hai = boat people

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"One of the preeminent works of the Hong Kong New Wave, Boat People is a shattering look at the circumstances that drove hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese refugees to flee their homeland in the wake of the Vietnam War, told through images of haunting, unforgettable power. Three years after the Communist takeover, a Japanese photojournalist (George Lam) travels to Vietnam to document the country's seemingly triumphant rebirth. When he befriends...

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Explore Topics & Themes:

Photojournalists Vietnam Drama

Poor families Vietnam Drama

Refugees China Hong Kong Drama

Réfugiés Chine Hongkong

Vietnam Social conditions 1975- Drama

More in this Genre:

Feature films Feature films -- Hong Kong Fiction films Films de fiction Films historiques Foreign language films -- Chinese -- Cantonese Historical films

Part of a Series:

Criterion collection Criterion collection ; 1113 The Criterion collection The Criterion collection ; 1113

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ISBN:

9781681439136
1681439131

Uniform Title:

Tau ban no hoi (Motion picture)

Edition:

Director-approved Blu-ray special edition

Description:

1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (23 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 17 cm)
4 3/4 in
stamping
polychrome
color
digital
optical
mono
LPCM
Blu-ray
video file
Blu-ray
1080p high definition
region A

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated

Other Title:

English title on container and disc label: Boat people
Also known as: Tau ban no hoi

Notes:

Title and credits from screen
Originally released as a motion picture in 1982
Wide screen (1.85:1)
Special features: New, restored 4K digital transfer, approved by director Ann Hui; New English subtitle translation; 2021 conversation between Hui and filmmaker Stanley Kwan, who was the movie's assistant director; Press conference from the 1983 Cannes International Film Festival; Keep rolling, a 2020 documentary about Hui by Mam Lim-chung, Hui's longtime production designer and art director; As time goes by, a 1997 documentary and self-portrait by Hui, produced by Peggy Chiao; in booklet: essays by film critic Justin Chang and scholar Vinh Nguyen
Trailer incorrectly listed as available
Accompanied by booklet (23 pages) containing essays by film critic Justin Chang and scholar Vinh Nguyen
Cinematography, Huang Zongji ; art director, Ou Dingping ; music, Luo Yonghui ; editor, Jian Jian
Cinematography, 黃宗基 ; art director, 區丁平 ; music, 羅永暉 ; editor, 健健
Lin Zixiang, Ma Sichen, Liu Dehua, Miao Qianren, Hao Jia-Ling, Qi Meng-Shi, Jia Mei-Ying, Lin Shu-Jin, Guo Jun-yY, Wu Shu-Jun, Cheung Tung-Sing
林子祥, 馬斯晨, 劉德華, 繆鶱人
System requirements: Blu-ray player ; will not play on standard DVD players
Blu-ray, region A; LPCM monaural
Cantonese and Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles

Control Number:

3153170

UPC:

715515268615

Other Authors:

Chang, Justin, writer of supplementary textual content
Chang, Tung-sheng, actor
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher
Dehua, Liu, actor
Guo, Junyi, actor
Huang, Zongji, director of photography
Jia, Meiying, actor
Jian Jian, film editor
Lau, Andy, 1961- actor
Lin, Shujing, actor
Lin, Zixiang (Singer), actor
Luo, Yonghui, composer (expression)
Ma, Sichen, 1964- actor
Miao, Cora, actor
Nguyen, Vinh, writer of supplementary textual content
Ou, Dingping, 1954- art director
Qi, Mengshi, 1924-2002, actor
Qing niao dian ying zhi pian you xian gong si, production company
Qiu Dai, Anping, 1940-2013, screenwriter
Tian Ge
Wu, Shujun, actor
Xia, Meng, 1932- film producer
Xu, Anhua, film director
刘德华, 1961- actor
林子祥 (Singer), actor

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