Boat People

1982 · 109 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 1,808 VOTES · DIR. Ann Hui

Overview

A Japanese photojournalist revisits Vietnam after the liberation to document the nation, and begins following and documenting the young children from a poor Vietnamese family.

Drama1980s

Dialogue Timeline — 1,042 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:04:02 Don't look at the camera...
00:08:12 Oh dear! I hope I can make you
00:11:38 Well, and you?
00:14:17 You'll have no more trouble.
00:16:15 This used to be the best place for an evening stroll.
00:18:30 in the colonial past.
00:23:01 I'm a reporter from Japan.
00:24:58 My name is Akutagawa.
00:27:33 I will.
00:31:44 How much?
00:36:09 Come on!
00:39:23 When the Japanese took Saigon
00:43:12 You should't hang around
00:47:47 Cam Nuong, have you thought about your market-stall?
00:50:40 You thought wrong.
00:53:43 Uncle, Sister says you like noodles.
00:57:13 Did Nguyen bring him?
01:02:51 Hold him still.
01:08:36 No!
01:13:28 Don't you worry, we'll make it.
01:24:32 Over here!
01:28:36 The Japanese like bowing.
01:33:12 Must be worth a few thousand.
01:38:11 Keep it safe.

Cast & Characters

George Lam Shiomi Akutagawa Cora Miao Nguyen's Mistress Season Ma Cam Nuong Andy Lau To Minh Meiying Jia Le Van Quyen Mung-Sek Kei Junyi Guo Van Lang Shujing Lin Comrade Vu Jianzhou Cai Monitor Tung-Sheng Chang Doctor

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,042
Dialogue density9.6 lines / min
First line00:04:02
Final line01:38:11

Production Record

DirectorAnn Hui
LanguageChinese
Revenue$1,988,145
IMDb votes1,808