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- 2007
- R
- ImaginAsian Entertainment
- 2 h 15 m
- 2007
- R
- ImaginAsian Entertainment
- 2 h 15 m
Summary Inspired by the true stories of Vietnamese refugees who fled their land after the fall of Saigon, and those who were forced to stay behind, Journey From The Fall follows one family’s struggle for freedom. (Imaginasian Pictures)
Directed By: Ham Tran
Written By: Lam Nguyen, Ham Tran
- 2007
- R
- ImaginAsian Entertainment
- 2 h 15 m
- 2007
- R
- ImaginAsian Entertainment
- 2 h 15 m
Journey from the Fall
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Summary Inspired by the true stories of Vietnamese refugees who fled their land after the fall of Saigon, and those who were forced to stay behind, Journey From The Fall follows one family’s struggle for freedom. (Imaginasian Pictures)
Directed By: Ham Tran
Written By: Lam Nguyen, Ham Tran
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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80% Positive
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20% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
70
80% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
20% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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An example of sophisticated, impassioned filmmaking involving mainly people who lived through the harrowing experiences so unsparingly depicted, Journey From the Fall powerfully illustrates the refugee/immigrant experience.
A post-Vietnam War boat people saga is launched to compelling effect in Journey From the Fall, a sleek U.S. production.
A movingly rendered, stirringly photographed first feature by Ham Tran.
If there is a beef to be had, it is that Tran seems to have tried so hard to make a movie of importance that his characters often resemble archetypes as opposed to people; the game cast appears straitjacketed at times. Still, it's a story that needed to be told.
The film depicts one family's endurance in sturdy, old-movie style, with sweeping camerawork, a monumental and occasionally intrusive orchestral score, gorgeous yet forbidding natural vistas and enough shocking tragedies, brazen escapes and crowd-pleasing acts of defiance to fuel several action-adventure pictures.
Tran's reliance on declamatory political dialogue and movie-of-the-week inspirationalism feels decidedly old-fashioned and, finally, even phony.
The film may be like looking through a stranger's scrapbook. With sketchy and didactic scenes lacking narrative cohesion, it is a collection of often strong images that fail to come to life.
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Production Company
A Fire in the Lake,
Old Photo Film
Release Date Mar 23, 2007
Duration 2 h 15 m
Rating R
Genres
Awards
Asian First Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Milano International Film Festival Awards (MIFF Awards)
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
San Diego Asian Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
