Beautiful Country, The
Reviewed in Issue 104 (Jan 2006) of Widescreen Review
Disc Information
| Studio | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Catalog Number | 10865 |
| MPAA Rating | R |
| Rating Reason | Language and a crude sexual reference |
| Retail Price | $24.96 |
| DVD Type | Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9) |
| Running Time | 125 |
| Release Date | 12/13/05 |
| Theatrical Year | 2004 |
| Genre | Drama |
Credits
| Director | Hans Petter Moland |
| Screenplay | Subscribers only |
| Story | Subscribers only |
| Music | Subscribers only |
| Cinematography | Subscribers only |
| Stars | Nick Nolte, Tim Roth, Bai Ling, Temuera Morrison & Damien Nguyen |
Audio & Video
| Aspect Ratio | Subscribers only |
| Measured Ratio | Subscribers only |
| DVD Soundtrack | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Subtitles | Subscribers only |
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Subscribe FreeWhen circumstances lead to his having to flee Vietnam, "The Beautiful Country" he was raised in, Binh (Nguyen) sets off for America in search of his father (Nolte). With his young half-brother Tam (Tran Dang Quoc Thinh) in his care, the two end up in a prison camp in Malaysia where they meet Ling (Ling), a woman who shows kindness to them both. Eventually they escape and gain passage on a refugee ship to the land of the free, where heartbreak and disappointment paves the way to eventual happiness . (Tricia Spears)
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