We Were the Scenery

7.0202515mDocumentary

In 1975, soon after the end of the Vietnam War, Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che fled the country on a small boat. After nine days at sea, they docked in the Philippines, where they were utilized as background extras for “Apocalypse Now.”

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Hue Nguyen Che
Self
Hoa Thi Che
Self

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