The Beautiful Country
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64 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critics What's this?

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8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 11 Ratings

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  • Starring: Damien Nguyen, Dang Quoc Thinh Tran, Ling Bai
  • Summary: Bui doi - "less than dust" - is a slur aimed at Vietnamese children with American fathers. This film, set in 1990, relates the odyssey of a young "bui doi" as he escapes Vietnam, endures refugee camp, and survives a brutal ocean crossing and indentured servitude with a human-trafficking ring. Nevertheless, he manages to keep hope, humanity, and a generous spirit alive as he searches for connection with his long-lost family. (Sony Pictures Classics)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 23
  3. Negative: 1 out of 23
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    80
    The film achieves its power through a careful gathering of crucial details, in wordless glances, cruelties of nature and of man and the relentless determination to gain the promised land.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    80
    Versatile, highly skilled Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland's poignant drama examines the lingering effects of U.S. intervention in Southeast Asia.
  3. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Tasha Robinson
    60
    A gorgeous film, framed with an eye that makes every country seem beautiful in one way or another. It's probably fitting that the human element seems fragile and flat by comparison, but the contrast leaves Beautiful Country fairly bland.
  4. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Desson Thomson
    30
    Feels like a manufactured Asian "Chocolat," which drives the label 'art house movie' even further into mainstream banality.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. RayS.
    10
    The cadence of the film is deliberately slow, but it works to draw the viewer into the story, and to the ending, which is poignant and understated--and rings true emotionally.… Expand
  2. Bob
    10
    Within 5 minutes you could tell this was not an American made movie - too subtle and too intelligent for the mass audiences. I was surprised to find it was of Norwegian origin, though.… Expand
  3. BarbaraC.
    10
    THIS IS an awesome movie. If you are interested in Vietnam or not..it is about hope ...go see it! The characters were gripping and the story so moving. I wish more movies like this were being made!… Expand
  4. Robert
    7
    Lovely, surprising film that carries emotional weight through a young man's wide-ranging search for his father. underrated by many, worth watching.… Expand

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