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The Beautiful Country

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The Beautiful Country (2005)

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Reviews Counted: 20 Fresh: 14  Rotten:6 Average Rating: 5.7/10
 
Consensus: The plight of Asian refugees is sensitively rendered, and the movie builds, with the help of Nolte, to a wrenchingly poignant conclusion. The plight of Asian refugees is sensitively rendered, and the movie builds, with the help of Nolte, to a wrenchingly poignant conclusion. more
 
Rated: R
Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins
Theatrical Release: Jul 8, 2005 Limited
Box Office: $256,488
Synopsis:
Binh (newcomer Damien Nguyen) is an outcast in his small village and the quiet hero of this affecting drama, which opens in the lush landscapes of the Vietnamese countryside. The son of an American soldier and a native woman, Binh is considered in his country to be "lower than dust." Though he... [More]
Binh (newcomer Damien Nguyen) is an outcast in his small village and the quiet hero of this affecting drama, which opens in the lush landscapes of the Vietnamese countryside. The son of an American soldier and a native woman, Binh is considered in his country to be "lower than dust." Though he grew up in his grandmother's home, he is forced to leave when his aunt's new husband moves in, taking his place. Binh travels to Saigon in search of his mother, where he meets his small half-brother, Tam, and learns about his parents' life together. When disaster strikes, Binh is forced to flee with Tam, boarding a dangerously small boat of refugees with the ultimate destination of America. The ship is waylaid and the brothers are interred in a Malaysian refugee camp, where they befriend a beautiful young Chinese woman, Ling (Bai Ling). The three make their escape with the help of Ling's dubious connections with the guards, and embark on a voyage to New York that is even more fraught with peril than the last. They find themselves at the mercy of cynical Captain Oh (Tim Roth), as well as horrific conditions of deprivation and desperation among countless other refugees. Binh must constantly fight the class and cultural hierarchies that survive even under these circumstances. Upon arrival stateside, Binh's situation improves only slightly, but he perseveres in his quest to locate his lost father (Nick Nolte). Based on a story conceived by Terrence Malick, the auteur's touch is felt in the sweeping beauty of the photography and the wistful, haunting tone of the story. Nguyen's performance is utterly fresh, rendering the melodramatic nature of the material personal and intimate, while the subject matter itself frames the prescient issue of immigration in a story of universal appeal. [Less]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Damien Nguyen, Nick Nolte, Bai Ling, Tim Roth, Temuera Morrison

Director: Hans Peter Moland
Screenwriter: Sabina Murray
Story: Lingard Jervey
Producer: Terrence Malick, Tomas Backstrom, Petter J. Borgli, Edward R. Pressman

DVD Info

Release:

Dec 13, 2005

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Anamorphic - 2.35

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Subtitles - English - Closed Captioning
  • Subtitles - English, French, Portuguese, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - Hans Petter Moland - Director
  • Interview - Sabina Murray - Screenwriter
  • Trailers - Sony Pictures Previews

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(*** 1/2): A well-acted and engrossing film. Nguyen is fantastic. Well-shot too. More
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Summary: The Beautiful Country is the story of an rejected American/Vietnamese love child, Binh, being forced from... More
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[indent] this is my first entry. i hope to review all the dvd's i have rented and movies that i have watched, just to... More
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FranksFilms made me aware of this film. He wrote enough about it to make me want to watch it. He was right. It is a good and... More
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Movie of the week: THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY The stone of the Vietnam War caused ripples across time that are still felt... More
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"The Beautiful Country" starts in rural Vietnam in 1990 where Binh(Damien Nguyen) is already an outcast in society for... More
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Film Review The Beautiful Country Alex Mowers 10/5/06 The Beautiful Country portrays an different side of the... More
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No time to write reviews!!!!!! More
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Hey All, To day is Valentine’s Day! So, Happy Valentine’s Day ya all! Last week I received a film. Due to certain events I... More
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A very moving and poignant film, amazingly well acted by the entire cast. Newcomer damian Nguyen is amazing. Nick Nolte... More
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