Which Way Is East: Notebooks from Vietnam

In this illuminating study of cultural contrasts, American filmmaker Lynne Sachs and her sister, Dana, travel north from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi, recording conversations with Vietnamese strangers and friends. The sisters' expansive travel diary covers tourism, insights into city life, pervasive culture clashes and a bracing historic inquiry. What begins as a picaresque road trip soon blossoms into a richer social and political discourse.

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Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
33 mins
Status
Finished
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Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
33 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Jan 1, 1994
Season
1994
Average Score
60%
Mean Score
60%
Ratings
1
Popularity
1
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0
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0
Genres
Documentary
Country
United States

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In this illuminating study of cultural contrasts, American filmmaker Lynne Sachs and her sister, Dana, travel north from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi, recording conversations with Vietnamese strangers and friends. The sisters' expansive travel diary covers tourism, insights into city life, pervasive culture clashes and a bracing historic inquiry. What begins as a picaresque road trip soon blossoms into a richer social and political discourse.

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Japanese

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