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- Release Date: 2004
- Runtime: 115 min
- Genre: Drama
- Starring: Patrick Swayze, Forest Whitaker, Duong Don, Hiep Thi Le ... see all
- Director: Timothy Linh Bui
- Plot: A tale about Vietnamese refugees sent to an orientation camp on the Camp Pendleton Marine Base in California, 'Green Dragon' focuses on a young boy and his sister. Set in... Read more
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| Apr 16, 2004Houston Chronicle
an honest, sensitive story from a Vietnamese point of view.....The actors show tearful pain, but also heartening resilience.....Performances are sensitive without being self-pitying.....its simple shot compositions lend a serene center to its tale.....As a mess-hall volunteer, Forest Whitaker is warmly paternal toward Tai's nephew, Minh (Trung Nguyen)..... ... Full Review
| Sep 10, 2002DVD Talk
Green Dragon suffers from its best intentions.
Unfortunately, the film lacks drama.
In its gentleness and sobriety, Green Dragon has the look and feel of a well-meaning film hampered by its modest budget.
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CultureCartel.com
Here, the characters are so well defined and acted, we want to believe in them.
The nephew, Minh (Trung Nguyen), waits eagerly everytime the bus drops off more people.
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Film Journal International
They and the other actors are hamstrung by an episodic screenplay that fails to do justice to its deserving premise.
Tai (Don Duong) has lost touch with his sister, and is caring for her two young children Minh (Trung Nguyen) and Anh (Jennifer Tran).
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Los Angeles Times
Timothy Linh Bui has a delicacy of touch that tempers the film's considerable seething anger, frustration and despair as
Bui inspires splendid performances from almost everyone, his principals in particular.
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portlandmercury.com –
2009-05-22
Posted by Alison Hallett on Fri, May 22, 2009 at 4:06 PM Tonight at the Green Dragon , Mercury pal Melissa Lion hosts "What the Shit," an evening of dramatic Twitter readings. ... Full Article
I just came down from flavor tripping and boy is my palate tired. Also, I'm a bit drunk. I wasn't trying to get a bit drunk, but that's what happens when you hit the Miracle Fruit. ... Full Article
The Green Dragon
slantmagazine.com –
2002-05-15
Timothy Linh Bui's The Green Dragon , a refugee camp in California becomes a purgatory between yesterday's war-torn Vietnam and the promise of tomorrow's American Way. ... Full Article
I'm sure for many, the only way they learn about war is through the movies.If that description includes you, for God's sake try to at least watch a few war films from other cultures. ... Full Article
Green Dragon: Timothy Linh Bui directed this story about the wave of Vietnamese refugees who came to America in 1975, when they were put in camps in the Southwest. Its a loving, textured study of the communityits children, leaders and ... Full Article
If you're fortunate enough to walk into Green Dragon Bistro & Brewpub when owner Jim Parker is tending bar-as he often does-do yourself a favor, and let him choose your beer. ... Full Article