Facing Death

Directed by Marcela Feraru, 2009, 86min, French version

Rank and file soldiers, colonel or civilians… they decided to give their testimonies for the​​ first time since their liberation. They are the surviving prisoners from Viet-Minh camps. Having been arrested or kidnapped during the battles of the Indochina War, the prisoners become propaganda material, and the formula of Hô Chi Minh’s political commissioners who “re-educated” them was “serve or die!”. The film tells all about them.

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  • November 12, 2016 · 2:00 pm
  • Bophana Center
  • Cine Club