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Actors: Nick Nolte, Arthur J. Nascarella, Damien Nguyen
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Beautiful Country |
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Binh and his younger brother are children of a US GI and a Vietnamese mother. But his father left Vietnam long ago and never came back for his family, and Binh's mother is unable to make enough money to raise both of her kids alone. Thus Binh is left with relatives on the countryside, but as the sun of a US soldier he remains an outcast.
One day Binh decides to go to America to find his father. He joins his mother in the city and takes his little brother with him. But the voyage to the "beautiful country" is strenuous, and they have to endure many hardships. And when Binh arrives in America nothing is as he had expected.
--Dorothea Lotter, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Beautiful Country |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Struggle with
- search for family/history
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- Asian (misc)
Woman/class/friends story?
- immigrant story
Culture clash?
- visiting a different culture
Culture of surrounding area:
- American Northeast
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- servant
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Other Asian
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
Asia/Pacific/Middle East
Yes
Asian country:
- Southeast Asia
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- ranch
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- frustrated
Any profanity?
- None
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