Film

The Bamboo Incident

1970 · 1h 33m · War · Drama

Pronounced WHA-BIN...so you won't forget it.

IMDb

7.3

A young Vietnamese boy's life is thrown into turmoil by the war raging in his country. The ten year old remains with his mother and baby sister as his father goes off to fight for the Viet Cong. During his father's absence, his mother dies from overwork and the inability to find proper medical care for her illness. He cares for his baby sister and struggles to earn a living by shining shoes and doing other odd jobs before his father returns. Both an American soldier and a Viet Cong regular are shown defending their country's political agenda. Also shown are guerilla tactics and bombings in this feature directed by veteran combat photographer Raoul Coutard.

Phi Lan

Hung

Huynh Cazenas

Xuan

Danièle Delorme

l'infirmière française

Le Quynh

Father

Bui Thi Thanh

Tran Thi Ha

Tran Van Lich

Political Commissioner

Anh Tuan

Viet Cong Officer

Kieu Anh

Vietnamese Nurse

Raoul Coutard

Angry French man (uncredited)

• Raoul CoutardDirector
• Françoise LorrainNovel
• Gilbert de GoldschmidtProducer
• Georges LironDirector of Photography
• Michel PortalOriginal Music Composer
• Victoria MercantonEditor

Release date

June 22, 1970

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 33m

Genres

War, Drama