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Green Dragon

2001 · 115 min

A quiet, humane look at displacement and small kindnesses, carried by gentle performances and a melancholic sense of loss.

Directed by: Timothy Linh Bui
Genres: Drama
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Forest Whitaker, Đơn Dương

Overview: A tale about Vietnamese refugees sent to an orientation camp on the Camp Pendleton Marine Base in California, 'Green Dragon' focuses on a young boy and his sister. Set in 1975, the film chronicles the stories told to the two children by other refugees in the camp and of Tai Tran, who dares to introduce himself to Sergeant Jim Lance. In developing a relationship with Lance, Tran is able to improve

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Directed by: Timothy Linh Bui
Genres: Drama
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Forest Whitaker, Đơn Dương

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
family
identity
friendship
healing
Places: military
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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