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
Christopher Radcliff
Director
Cathy Linh Che
Writer
Kelly Marie Tran
Executive Producer
Akemi Look
Executive Producer
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Executive Producer
Su Kim
Executive Producer
Jungyoon Kim
Executive Producer
Sevasti Buford
Executive Producer
Anthony Dinh Tran
Executive Producer
Grace Lay
Executive Producer
Andreas Nicholas
Executive Producer
Linhao Zhang
Executive Producer
Mingran “Yamira” Yang
Executive Producer
Jess X. Snow
Producer
Cathy Linh Che
Producer
