Green Dragon

Green Dragon

2001 · 115 min · ★ 6.2 · Drama

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 1975, the film chronicles the stories told to the two children by other refugees in the camp and of Tai Tran, who dares to introduce himself to Sergeant Jim Lance. In developing a relationship with Lance, Tran is able to improve

Directed by Timothy Linh Bui · Written by Tony Bui

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Patrick Swayze Gunnery Sergeant Jim Lance
Forest Whitaker Addie
Đơn Dương Tai Tran
Hiep Thi Le Thuy Hoa
Billinjer C. Tran Duc (as Billinjer Tran)
Kathleen Luong Second Wife
Phuoc Quan Nguyen Loi
Long Nguyen Quang Hai
Catherine Ai Hien
Kieu Chinh Kieu
Elyse Dinh Red Cross Volunteer
Phong Atwood Vo Man on Crutches (as Phong Vo)

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