THEME EXPLORATION

Vietnam War Legacy

34 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · Nagisa Oshima
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
Oh, Canada
Oh, Canada
2024 · Paul Schrader
Benediction
Benediction
2018 · Terence Davies
Bullet in the Head
Bullet in the Head
1990 · John Woo
Casque Bleu
Casque Bleu
1995 · Chris Marker
Emitaï
Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène
Era notte a Roma
Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini
Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
Frantz
Frantz
2016 · François Ozon
Paradise Road
Paradise Road
1997 · Bruce Beresford
Charlie Wilson’s War
Charlie Wilson’s War
2007 · Mike Nichols
Untitled WWI Documentary
Untitled WWI Documentary
2018 · Peter Jackson
The Quiet American
The Quiet American
2002 · Phillip Noyce
Brothers
Brothers
2004 · Susanne Bier
Double Target
Double Target
1987 · Frank Miller
Tank Force!
Tank Force!
1958 · Terence Young
Uncommon Valor
Uncommon Valor
1983 · Ted Kotcheff
Escape from East Berlin
Escape from East Berlin
1962 · Robert Siodmak
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
The Scent of Green Papaya
The Scent of Green Papaya
1993 · Tran Anh Hung
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
Tangerines
Tangerines
2013 · Zaza Urushadze
Leviathan
Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola United States

His masterpiece 'Apocalypse Now' remains the definitive cinematic exploration of the Vietnam War's moral chaos and psychological devastation.

 Sammo Hung Kam-Bo Vietnam

His films like 'The Scent of Green Papaya' and 'Cyclo' poetically examine Vietnam's post-war trauma and cultural displacement through intimate human stories.

 Oliver Stone United States

His visceral films 'Platoon' and 'Heaven & Earth' provide unflinching perspectives on both American soldiers' experiences and Vietnamese civilian suffering during the war.