Starting Place (1994)

Starting Place

1994 | 80 minutes | 7.0 ★ (4)

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Overview
In this film from late in his career, Kramer returns to Hanoi after nearly 25 years to re-envision the city’s struggle through an uncertain and daunting past, present, and future. The Vietnamese characters in the film are diverse: Kramer’s former guide from an earlier visit in 1969; a tight-rope walker in the national circus; a man who took photos of B-52s and another who lost his fingers shooting them down.
Release Date
09 March 1994
DirectingRobert Kramer
Budget
$0.00
Revenue
$0.00
Stars
Clothilde Piven

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