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Home from the Vietnam War

2026 · 71 min

A quiet, emotionally heavy journey of confronting old wounds and seeking reconciliation, carried by raw personal testimony.

Directed by
Mat Hames
Genres
Documentary, History
Overview
Haunted by nightmares, a decorated U.S. veteran returns to Vietnam with a friend who fled the war as a child. Fifty-seven years later, they journey to one of the war's bloodiest battle sites, confronting the soldiers they once fought and long-buried memories in a powerful search for healing and reconciliation.
How it feels
Melancholic, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Memory, war, trauma, healing
Content
Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Mat Hames
Genres
Documentary, History
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

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Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
documentary, history
Directed by
Mat Hames
Written by
Mat Hames, Matt Hirst
Starring
Lee Alley, John Ngyuen
Runtime
71 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Vietnamese

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