We Were the Scenery

Overview

In 1975, soon after the end of the Vietnam War, Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che fled the country on a small boat. After nine days at sea, they docked in the Philippines, where they were utilized as background extras for “Apocalypse Now.”

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 25, 2025

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, Vietnamese

Countries

Philippines, United States of America, Vietnam

Cast

Hoa Thi Che,Hue Nguyen Che

Director

Christopher Radcliff

Writer

Cathy Linh Che

Producer

Anthony Dinh Tran,Mingran “Yamira” Yang,Jess X. Snow,Akemi Look,Andreas Nicholas,Jungyoon Kim,Cathy Linh Che,Kelly Marie Tran,Sevasti Buford,Su Kim,Linhao Zhang,Viet Thanh Nguyen,Grace Lay

Cinematography

Jess X. Snow

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt35051434