Warrior, Who Are You?
1971 | 1h 45m | Vietnamese with English subtitles
Starring:
Kieu Chinh, Vu Xuan Thong, Minh Truong Son, Tam Phan, Tran Quang, Hung Cuong, Bao An, Ha Huyen Chi, Duong Hung Cuong.
In this 1971 film directed by Hoang Vinh Loc, a beautiful reporter goes to the front line to find a soldier she fell in love with through correspondence.
Vietnamese Title: Người Tình Không Chân Dung
Summary
Kieu Chinh is a legendary Vietnamese American actress with nearly seven decades of international contributions to the motion picture industry from Vietnam, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, China, India, Australia, and Canada. Following the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, Kieu-Chinh became a refugee. She came to the U.S. under the generosity and sponsorship of actress Tippi Hedren, who helped Chinh get back to work in Hollywood.
Chinh’s appearances exceed more than 100 film and television shows such as: The Sympathizer, Dope Thief, M*A*S*H, China Beach, Dynasty, ER, NCIS: Los Angeles, A Yank In Vietnam, Operation C.I.A., The Joy Luck Club, Face, Journey From The Fall, which garnered her critical acclaim, numerous accolades, and awards throughout her career including: The Best Actress Award of South Vietnam (1969), Best Leading Actress from the Asian Film Festival in Taipei (1973), Cinema Delle Donne Film Festival in Italy (2003), Lifetime Achievement Awards from Vietnamese International Film Festival-VIFF (2003), San Diego Film Festival (2006), San Francisco Global Movie Festival - Festival of Globe (2015), and Asian World Film Festival (2021). Her film, Warrior, Who Are You? won the "Best War Film" and "Best Actress" awards at the Asian Film Festival in Taipei (1973)
Kieu-Chinh is the co-founder and co-chair of the Vietnam Children’s Fund (VCF), a nonprofit organization, along with the late Lewis Puller Jr. and the late journalist Terry Anderson. Since its inception in 1993, VCF has built 52 schools in Vietnam, providing safe, high-quality education to more than 30,000 students annually.