From Opium to Chrysanthemums

At the height of the Vietnam War, in 1969, Swedish filmmaker PeÅ Holmquist traveled to South East Asia to make a film on a Hmong village leader named Lao-Tong and the Hmong. This film documents Holmquist’s return after 30 years. With new material filmed in Thailand, Laos, and the United States, and incorporating scenes from the 1969 documentary, the film shows how much has changed, and what has happened to the Hmong, both in Thailand and Laos, and in the United States.

• Per-Åke HolmquistDirector
• Suzanne KhardalianDirector

Release date

April 28, 2000

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 15m

Genres

Documentary