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The Beautiful Country

The Beautiful Country

2004Movie⏱️ 2h 5mR
Drama
7.4
IMDB Rating
4,072 votes

After reuniting with his mother in Ho Chi Minh City, a family tragedy causes Binh to flee from Viet Nam to America. Landing in New York, Binh begins a road trip to Texas, where his American father is said to live.

Director
Hans Petter Moland
Writers
Sabina Murray, Lingard Jervey
Stars
Damien Nguyen, Bai Ling, Dang Quoc Thinh Tran
Release Date
March 13, 2004
Language
Vietnamese, English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Malay
Country
Norway, United States
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 5
Nominations
💬 36
Reviews
📋 5.2K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

👤
Damien Nguyen
as Binh
Bai Ling
Bai Ling
as Ling
👤
Dang Quoc Thinh Tran
as Tam
👤
Thi Hoa Mai
as Wa
Nick Nolte
Nick Nolte
as Steve
Tim Roth
Tim Roth
as Captain Oh
Chapman To
Chapman To
as Chingmy
Temuera Morrison
Temuera Morrison
as Snakehead
👤
Xuan Phuc Dins
as Pham
👤
Thu An Nguyen
as Old Woman

💰 Box Office

$878,325
Worldwide Gross
$442,813
Domestic Gross
$25,900
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Filming Location
Vietnam
Production
Dinamo Story, Sunflower Productions, Nordisk Film & TV-Fond

🏷️ Keywords

searching for fathertexassaigonnew york citywork accident

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

They come into America
by anhedonia2005-12-16
8/10

"One of the least attractive aspects of the American movie industry is that while crap, such as "Fever Pitch" (the remake), "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Be Cool," get millions of dollars spent on marketing and promotion and are splashed on thousands of screens, a gem like "The Beautiful Country" gets barely released. Even then, it only hits the major cities. I pretty much knew little to nothing about this film when I saw it. I vaguely recall seeing an Ebert & Roeper review of it, though I don't remember when they recommended it. What a complete..."

💡 Did You Know?

Terrence Malick has a Story credit, under his pseudonym Lingard Jervey.

📖 Synopsis

After reuniting with his mother in Ho Chi Minh City, a family tragedy causes Binh to flee from Viet Nam to America. Landing in New York, Binh begins a road trip to Texas, where his American father is said to live.