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Using obscure archival footage, animated illustrations and interviews, this film tells the story of the Vietnam War from the perspective of five Vietcong veterans: a soldier, an officer, an informant, a guerilla, a My Lai survivor, and the leader of the Long Hair army.
Cast
Huynh Duc, Huynh Thi Binh, Nguyen Dinh Ngat, Nguyen Thi Nhu Mai, Pham Thi Thao, Vo Cao Loi
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