April 30, 1975: the Fall of Saigon. American troops withdraw from Vietnam and the 21-year civil war is at an end. Four million Vietnamese are dead. Half a million South Vietnamese who fought with the Americans or worked in the government are sent to re-education camps. Close to two million Vietnamese flee by boat. Before they reach safety, thousands of them will die. From the jungles of Vietnam to the streets of Southern California, "Journey From the Fall" tells the untold story of what happened
to millions of Vietnamese in the aftermath of the war.
As a fictional version of historical fact, it artfully tells a story of humanity that will interest anyone who wants to understand what happens in a war zone when the shooting stops.
A first-rate cast, script, committed director and physical production that burns with authenticity make Journey From the Fall affecting history for all who wish to avoid the doom of forgetting its lesson.
If you like foreign flicks, are interested in history and society, and the Vietnam War, this is a heart breaking story. One has to put up with reading sub titles though, because it's all in Vietnamese.
August 5, 2008
Emma Collins
This was such a good movie. It was vasty depressing of course and I cried every ten minutes or so, but the story really grabs you from the very beginning.
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