Film
The Empathizer
2024 · 59m · Documentary · Comedy
Young overseas-born Vietnamese immigrants are returning to the country their parents fled decades ago. Why?
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Overview
Standup comedian Fred Le hears the stories of a diverse range of young overseas-born Vietnamese who made their way back to the land that their parents left following the end of the Vietnam War. The Empathizer explores identity and the impact of trauma among Việt Kiều who grew up a generation removed from tragic events of the past.
Cast
Andy Van
Alex Duong
Viet Nguyen
Sean Porter
Matt Tran
An Pham
Khanh-Linh Le
Levi Oi
Cindy Huynh
Khoa Tran
Vanessa Nhu
The Minh Nguyen
Tin Nguyen
Tue “TK” Tran
Daniel Trinh
Quan/Troc
Crew
- Fred LeDirector · Producer · Writer
- Hak LonhEditor · Producer
- King KimbitExecutive Producer
Media
Details
- Release date
- October 13, 2024
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 59m
- Budget
- $60
- Genres
- Documentary, Comedy
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