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The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone (1979)

DARLING! DARLING!

Genre : War, Drama

Runtime : 1H 35M

Director : Nguyễn Hồng Sến

Synopsis

In Dong Thap Muoi during the days of the Vietnam War, Ba Do, Sau Xoa and their little child live in a small shack in the middle of an abandoned wetland zone. They are entrusted with the mission of maintaining Viet Minh's lines of communication in the area. Daily life goes on as the small family looks out for death from above.

Actors

Lâm Tới
Lâm Tới
Ba Đô
Robert Hải
Robert Hải
Major Mitscher
Thúy An
Thúy An
Sáu Xoa
Nguyễn Hồng Thuận
Nguyễn Hồng Thuận
Vũ (Ba Đô and Sáu Xoa's child)
Xuân Đế
Xuân Đế
Sublieutenant Jean
Đào Thanh Thủy
Đào Thanh Thủy
The Communication Girl
Nguyễn Hồng Sến
Nguyễn Hồng Sến
Station Zone's Leader (credited as Hồng Chi)

Crews

Nguyễn Hồng Sến
Nguyễn Hồng Sến
Director
Nguyễn Quang Sáng
Nguyễn Quang Sáng
Writer
Lâm Trân
Lâm Trân
Editor
Huỳnh Kim Ngọc
Huỳnh Kim Ngọc
Art Direction
Trịnh Công Sơn
Trịnh Công Sơn
Music
Đường Tuấn Ba
Đường Tuấn Ba
Director of Photography

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