All language subtitles for Green_Dragon_(2001)_WEBRip_high_(fzmovies.net)_e103a8c535e217816a4289a0782c

Get off the fence now!
This is for US citizens only!

Do you have any relatives here?

Welcome to America,
and welcome to Camp Pendleton

My name is
Gunnery Sergeant Jim Lance,

the senior staff NCO
in charge of this camp

At this time,
I need each of you

to move to the Quonset huts
that you were assigned to

There is one cot per person
and one locker per family

I repeat, I need each of you
to check in to the Quonset huts
you were assigned to

Do not switch huts
at this time

No one is allowed to leave this camp
without permission

Anyone who speaks English,
please translate for the others

Whoa, whoa

Lance Corporal, let's go

Minh!

Minh!

Welcome to America,
and welcome to Camp Pendleton

My name is
Gunnery Sergeant Jim Lance

Why don't you go back?
It's faster if I search alone

The milk here is too bitter
She won't drink it

I will ask for some sugar

In other related news,

today the 18th AR VN Division and
the Airborne Division of the South

succeeded in holding off
numerous assaults from
the North Vietnamese Army

The battle is for the city of
Xuan Loc, located 40 kilometers
northeast of Saigon

This is the first time
in a month that the AR VN

has seriously attempted
to halt the Communist offensive

This is good news,
maybe too late

The AR VN had recently lost
Da Nang without a fight

and gave the N VA
little resistance in Qui Nhon

The N VA offensive
then continued south

to overtake Binh Dinh, Tuy Hoa
and other coastal towns

with little or no resistance
from the AR VN

An American commander today
stated that maybe we underestimated

the South's will
to fight on their own

The fierce stand at Xuan Loc
is a courageous effort for the AR VN,

yet most experts believe
that it is too late

Just 40 kilometers from Saigon
and no American support,

it's only a matter of time
before the N VA

take control of Xuan Loc
and head for Saigon

But while the shops and restaurants
may open in Saigon as usual,

many civilians
are planning their escape

or just stirring their coffee,
endlessly waiting

The fortunate few with US dollars
and connections to the Americans

have been purchasing visas
for as much as 8,000 US dollars

For others,
prayer is the only hope

What are you kids doing here?

What have I told you about
walking off by yourselves?

We are looking for our mom She
promised to meet us here in America

You're right

She will meet us here

But right now we need to go get lunch

Afterwards, I will help you find her

You promise? 'Cause if I don't find
her, no one will look out for her

Don't worry She is all right

Anh, where did you get that?

Let's go

Form one line, everybody
There'll be enough for everyone

People stay in order, please

Hey, Tai!

- How are you?
- Fine

For your piece of chicken, I bet
you they are serving chicken

How do you know?

I can see the long lines

Where did you get the bike?

From one of the marines

It's for my new business

Whatever you want, I can get

I'm providing us with a taste
of the dream

Think about it

What else are people going to do with
all of that gold they brought over?

How did you get the items in?

I'll tell you a secret

There is this cook Addie

He's my middle man

Hey, Tung! I have the watch
Do you want it?

Come see me later!

Look at the document! Look at it!

Take a look December of 1972

Do you know her?

Hey, Addie, my friend!

- You got the goods?
- Duc, my man, I got you covered

You come see me
after lunch, all right?

That's Addie

He called me "my man" Do you
understand what that means?

He's my friend Don't be afraid
Every chance you get

practice English with a real American

You're not going to be in here forever

Please don't leave me here alone

Take us with you

Don't speak nonsense

I've taken you this far,
why should I leave you?

We will notify you right away

Could you please announce this?

Do you know if they have made it
out of Vietnam?

I don't know

We get many requests to
announce names

We'll do the best we can

You can write a letter and we'll send it
to the different camps across America

We have found many people that way

Thank you

Take a good look and tell me
she can't have baby food

I already told you, lady,
she was born in 1972

that makes her three years old

December of '72

That's twenty-eight months!

Now

do you want to give me the baby food,
or do you want me to make a scene?

What's going on?

I want baby food for baby

Why don't you give to her?
What's the big deal?

Thank you
Thank you very much

People like you are the reason
why we are here!

Attention
No one is allowed to leave
the camp without a sponsor

Anyone attempting to leave without
the proper authorization

will be put on probation
and possibly deported

Tonight at the outdoor theater,
we will be showing
The Death of Captain Vasquez

Show time is at 8 pm sharp

Hey, wait a minute

Is there something
I can do for you?

Anything I can get you?

No

But maybe I could
do something for you

Do you realize that we put
this place up in less than 48 hours,

and that by the time
the last porta-potty is installed,

we're gonna be able house
over 15,000 people?

And the thing I can't understand
is how we could do all this

and mess up so badly
over there

Actually, there is
something you can do for me

I have all these situations
arising with the refugees

constantly in the requests
and the problems

Given the fact that
you speak both languages,

what would you say
to being my camp manager?

Job pays $500 a day

- Yes, I can do that
- Great

If you show up at my office
at 0800 tomorrow,

we'll go over
all the details

- Ohjim Lance
- My name is Tai

Thank you

And now news from Vietnam

US Army attaché
Colonel Wahle

recently outlined
four evacuation plans

for Americans
currently in Vietnam

Option one and two
were step-by-step airlifts

Option three was a combination
air and sea lift,

while option four, if needed, will be
a heliborne lift from Saigon itself

Americans in Vietnam...

Hey

Are you one of those
everyone's talking about?

The ones who lost
their mother?

Mighty Mouse

I like Mighty Mouse

You mind if I sit down here
for a second?

My name's Addie
You got a name, kid?

Well, the way I see it,

you don't have
any friends here

It might help if you
were a little more social, kid

Hey, kid!

Come here for a second

See you around, kid

What's your bet, Tai?

Two dollars

Hey, I tell you what

I've got big dreams in this country

Me too I'm going to own a Cadillac

You know what I heard?

That in America

the lowest they can pay you is
two dollars and ten cents an hour

But what kind of degree
would you need?

None
Anyone can wash windows

I don't believe you

It's the truth

A man in our tent told us so

He has a nephew who came
here to study

and he washes windows in the summer

It doesn't matter

My dream is going to be bigger
than washing windows

- And what dreams are those?
- I'm not sure

But you guys see this mole?

It has got to bring me fortune
sooner or later

It has not brought me love

Maybe I could start something called

Little Saigon

Imagine a little community

with shops and restaurants

A home away from home

It sounds big and expensive

Such big plans!

How do you know we can even
make it out of here?

What do we have to lose?

We lost everything already

Duc's right

I'll be happy washing windows

Little Saigon needs Vietnamese people

Out there, I'm not sure we'll ever
see each other again

They're spreading us across America

Hey, guys, listen

After the last American
was airlifted out of Phnom Penh,
the country's capital,

the Khmer Rouge arrived
and began the exodus of death

Anyone with good clothes,
soft hands or a well-fed look

were shot and left to die
along the roadside

In other related news...

Why don't you turn that off?

Why do you keep listening to that?
It's depressing

What's depressing

is that we could share the same fate

Tai, why did the Americans
have to abandon us?

It's over

You ignorant child! What do you know?

Did you ever fight in the war?

Do you still have loved ones
left behind in Vietnam?

Do you ever feel guilty
for being here?

Didn't you listen?

The Americans are already planning
different evacuation plans

with one directly from Saigon

You know nothing

Those are only precautions

Our brothers will fight until the end

We will win

What do you think we are doing here?

Do you think they set this up
only to send us back?

Tai, what if I want to go back?

My mother, father, brothers and
sisters are still left in Vietnam

You are crazy

I mean it!

I'm serious, Tai

Can the Americans send me back?

What about your wife and son?

You are all traitors!

America is very rich and it may
have everything

but I'll tell you what

it doesn't have
the taste of our blood

Hien, what are you doing?

I'm begging you

Please stop it

Let's all go to see the movie

I'm not going to be seen
with that whore

Why are you doing this?

A whore does not need clothes

Be careful of what you say

Are you protecting her?

You are being loud

Where is your money to buy
my silence?

What about her?

Too bad she doesn't know that you
are not the same rich man she married

Everyone knows that you sneak out in
the middle of the night to be with her

People look at me with shame!

They look at your fancy clothes,
your makeup

Look around

do you see anyone else
around here like you?

You used to admire
a woman with class

That was before that country whore
walked into your life

Please hold down your voice

She is my wife

But I am your first!

I'm the mother of your first son
and pregnant with your second child

She is a country whore
who used you to come here

and you feel right into her trap
and took her entire family over

I have no one here!

Hien, you are six months pregnant

I hope I lose the child, you bastard!

I'm your wife!

She is just a country whore

I'm not going to lose face

Your second wife is a country whore

If you get her pregnant, she stays...

Where the hell are you going?

Or I'll stay with the both your kids!
Do you understand me?

Did you find her?

No

I'll try again tomorrow

There is a seat back here

- Wait!

Are you alone tonight?

My sister is with my father

Uncle, I want some condensed milk

Hold on

Would you like to take a walk?

Come on

Come with me to get some milk
for them

All right

I can't believe I'm doing this
I don't even know you

The other day I saw you
at the food line

arguing with a man

You were holding a baby

That was a week ago

I was baby-sitting

I didn't mean to get so upset

but he thought he was above us all

How long have you been at camp?

Two weeks

I came with my sister and father

We weren't sure
if we would get out

but every night I would pray
to the Virgin

Now that she answered my prayers

my father just wants to return

and be buried next to my mother

He still carries a picture of her
in his pocket

Why didn't he stay in Vietnam?

Because of me

I wouldn't leave without him

Only the children are oblivious to
our pain and loneliness

They all seem happier,
except for Minh

He's my nephew

All he does is search for his mother

What will I do if she doesn't
come over?

She will

just keep praying

All we have left is faith

I'm so sorry
Are you okay?

I help as a seamstress at the
sewing tent

If you would let me

I can make a body for your
niece's doll

Her name is Anh

She would like that

You listen to the BBC or
Voice of America?

I try not to

Have you thought about what life will
be like in America?

I have no plans

I'm still waiting for my sister
and brother to arrive

This can't be permanent

The Americans must have a plan

How can they lose?

Mommy!

- Right this way people
- Welcome to America,
and welcome to Camp Pendleton

As you can see,

we're issuing each of you
a blanket or field jacket

Once you have gathered
all your belongings, please
follow the marine to my right,

and he will escort you
to the chow hall

where you will be fed
before registration begins

At that time, you will each
be assigned to your Quonset hut,

where every person
will have one cot

and every family
will have one locker

Now I know you are all anxious
to be reunited with your families

There's a bulletin board in the
Red Cross tent as well as volunteers

to assist you
in these matters

Yet, there will be plenty of time
for this once processing is complete

This is a difficult task and
we appreciate your utmost cooperation

Thank you

Lance Corporal,
let's move them out

Ladies and gentlemen, that's the last
of our new arrivals for this evening

At this time, I'd like you to
disperse back to your Quonset
huts and tents Thank you

Earlier today,
the fierce battle at Xuan Loc
came to an end

The AR VN defenders
of Xuan Loc

fought bravely
but were forced to retreat

And now with the N VA
within minutes of Saigon,

defeat seems inevitable

Morale is at an all-time low
and confusion surrounds Saigon

as President Thieu resigns
and is replaced by Tran Van Huong

Uncle, when can we
go over the mountains?

Soon

But first we have to wait for your mom

How come she's not here yet?

She will be, I promise

Let's finish up

- Say cheese
- No, no

You shouldn't have
done that

It's bad luck
for three in picture

Well, what if a family
only has three members?

They never take any pictures?

Don't do that!

Don't pee on the Quonset hut

I'm learning Vietnamese

I got the blankets
you requested

Here you go Now listen

It wasn't easy, but
I was able to move your file
down to the bottom of the list,

so it's gonna buy you
some more time

- Thank you, Jim
- Okay

Oh, uh, uh...
Let me ask you something

I thought the Vietnamese
liked fish

Your fish has butter

Too much fattening for us
We like chicken

In Vietnam,
chicken is expensive

In America, fish is expensive

Ah! Good

Oh, it's you again, huh?

If you want some fish,
it's too late

Are we gonna
do this again, kid?

If you want something, kid,
you gotta...

you gotta speak up,
you gotta say something

You want something?

Huh?

It's your call
I got work to do

Mighty Mouse

- You say something?
- Mighty Mouse

Don't tell anybody
I brought you here

This place is off-limits

This is where I spent most of
my time when I'm not cooking
for all of you guys

Come over here

When I first got here,
I saw this empty wall,

and I thought,

"What a waste it is '"

So I started to paint it

I don't think they'll mind, as long
as I repaint it when we're done

So, you like it?

It's just a work in progress

Tonight we will
be showing The Rocket Man

And for those of you
using the library,

please do not tear out
the pages of the magazines

Is there something wrong
with the way I look?

What you keep looking at me
for like that?

You should mind
your own business, kid

For someone who doesn't open
their mouth, you know,

you talk a lot

Yes, it's starting
to look like you

Who are you
here with, kid? Hmm?

The man I saw you with,
is that your father?

Is your mother really lost?

Your mommy, where is she?

Is that what you call her?

Where is your me?

Your me is in Vietnam?

You miss her, don't you?

Got it

I'm not finished
with this yet

Yeah, it's kinda funny

Look at this

I don't think I've had anybody
ever laugh at my drawings before

Actually, I don't think
I've ever...

I've never let anybody
look at my drawings before

This makes you
my first fan

It's nice
to meet you, fan

What am I supposed
to call you, huh?

I don't think that "kid" or "fan"
is actually that appropriate

I'm Addie

And you, you're...

My name is Minh

It's nice
to meet you, Minh

Mighty Mouse

No I'm Addie

No Mighty Mouse

I've been called
many things, but

Mighty Mouse it is, kid

I think we need to get some kind
of secret handshake or something

Here, put your hand
up here like this

Just like that,
then you're gonna twist it

like that

Grab it

Slap and snap

Thumb up in the air
That means everything's okay

One second

That was good, kid
That was good

That was good,
Mighty Mouse Come on

Again Yeah?

Slap, drop, boom

Very good

You dare to not look at my face?

I dare to not fall in love
with you again

I met him a year ago in the city

Our family was very poor and he came
to the country and asked to marry me

I thought about my family

I thought about you

When the war hit Duc Hue

I married him and he took my whole
family into Saigon

He didn't tell me he had a wife

Two months later,
I officially became wife number two

I didn't know you were married

I had to take the ring off

At camp, everyone thinks
I'm his sister

What about you?
Is your wife here with you?

I'm not married

After you, I gave up on love

I got into business and it took up
all of my time

Do you love him, your husband?

A country girl is not taught to
marry for love

Just a few days
after President Thieu resigned

he has left Saigon
and gone into exile

Today in his first speech
to a desperate people,

President Huong warns
that Saigon could become...

That's strange
There's nothing there

This did not flow well with the already
panic-stricken Vietnamese

who are desperately
searching for a way out

So there was a fight
in the commissary last night
that I am none to happy about

It seems that one of the refugees
was accused of being a Communist

when he told people
he wanted to be repatriated

What is his name?

- Quang Hai
- Quang Hai

Actually, we found out later
that he never wanted to
come here in the first place

He just got caught up
in the confusion

So what we've done is
set up a designated area
for any others like him

And, pending approval,
they will be shipped back

He's got a war injury
on his right hand

What is beyond
those mountains?

Actually,
I really don't know

Maybe one day we'll go
together and find out

These are the extra blankets
you requested

Please distribute them to those
in your tent

Hey, Tai!

How are you?

Anything new?

I told you not to worry about it
We're going to start tonight

I need to go to camp four
Some fisherman wants a TV

Hey, how are you doing,
my man?

I'm fine How are you?

Whoa! You speak
very good Vietnamese!

Let's talk business!
I got big profit for you

Look at my jacket, it shrunk!

You said it was made in the USA!

Give me my money back!

Thought you might like those

I got a lot more
in my locker

Last night
I was thinking

After you find
your mother,

and you all leave this place,

I'm gonna do
a little travelin' myself

Bang, bang, bang!

I'm gonna get as far away
from here as I can, you know

China, Italy, maybe New York

I always wanted
to see the world

from the top of the Statue of Liberty,
you know, kid?

What's wrong, kid?

Don't worry That's not me
That's not me

That's an America
you don't understand yet

It's bigger than those
Sears and Roebuck's catalogs
they been giving you,

or those movies
they're showing you,

and your Mighty Mouse comics

Here Let me
show you something

Here

Mother

Yes Me

Isn't she beautiful?

This is the way
I think she looked 'cause

I never actually met her

Never seen any picture even

She died when I was 4,
and that was 33 years ago

Father?

Yeah
That's good old Pop

That's the way
he looked to me

when he packed his bags
and left

I was four

This scar you asked me about,

my father put it there

with his cigar butt

I don't know
if he put it there to

punish me
for my mother dyin'

or to remind me of him

One day he just got
fed up and he left

I haven't seen him
since then

Hold on a second

Look here

Little finishin' touches

- Yo

Who is this with the butterfly
on his nose?

Grabbing for it
Reaching!

All right

This one's for you

Big brother, I'm talking to you!

Big brother, I'm talking to you!

Why must you lie to us?

We kept fighting just like you
ordered us to

while back in the city,
people were fleeing

You promised you would be with us
till the end

To fight for victory!

You are a coward for being here
before all of us

Your brothers died fighting
for freedom!

You are a coward and a disgrace
to your country

Get in the jeep! Now!

Why must you salute me

when you shamed away at seeing
my face?

You are still a general, sir

Of what nation?

Back when I was
a twenty-year-old idealist

I joined the Anti-French Resistance

But when the leadership
declared themselves

the Indochinese Communist Party

I defected to the "Nationalists"

All my life, I've been committed
to the goal of bringing

freedom and democracy
to the Vietnamese people

Alas

in the end I have nothing
but the feeling

of being betrayed twice

Do you believe America betrayed us?

That is no longer of importance

The result is the same

Tell me, young man

you did not come to talk politics
with me

Anything else?

General, I need to know one thing

My brother-in-law, Captain Pham
Van Cuong, was under your command

Do you have any news of his status?

Yes

Captain Cuong

He was a very brave soldier

Unfortunately

I received news he lost his life
fighting for Xuan Loc city

Tonight

I feel as useless as

an uprooted old tree

that cannot be replanted

There is something I must tell
you both

I have news your father died
in the war

He was a very brave man

We're gonna do
something different today

I'm gonna teach you
how to paint

You're gonna help me
finish this wall here

Move this right here

And I'm gonna
get you some paint

I'm gonna set you up
right over here

Here you go, right here

Now dip your brush
in there,

then just paint
whatever inspires you

Just draw, just paint whatever
inspires you right in there somewhere

Very good

Okay, that's gonna be
your side of the wall

and this'll be my side
of the wall, all right?

Looks great, kid
You're a natural

Forecast is hot and humid

Temperature is currently
105 degrees and rising

Are you a soldier who
hasn't called home in a while?

Well, your mother wants you
to call home right now

We have a special treat
for all you Americans left in Vietnam

%I'm dreaming

% Of a white Christmas

%Just like the ones
I used to know

% Where the treetops glisten

%And children listen

% To hear

%Sleigh bells in the snow

- Where are you from?
- Where are you from?

- Thank you very much
- Thank you very much

% Of a white Christmas

% With every
Christmas card I write

%May your days

%Be merry and bright

%And may all
your Christmases

%Be white

It has finally happened

Operation Frequent Wind,
AKA Option Four, has been realized,

and the inevitable
has just occurred

At approximately 1100 hours,
Vietnam time,

April 30, 1975,

Communist forces entered Saigon,
the capital of South Vietnam

The N VA forces made their way
through the streets of Saigon
without resistance

At 1215 hours, a T-54 tank
crashed through the gate
of the presidential palace

We have a translated statement of
what was said between the two powers

"I have been waiting
since early this morning

to transfer power to you, '"
stated President Minh

A North Vietnamese officer had met with
the waiting President Duong Van Minh,

who had been appointed
less than 48 hours earlier

He was accompanied by
his improvised cabinet,

ready to transfer power

The North Vietnamese replied, "There is
no question of you transferring power

You cannot give up
what you did not have '"

And with that, the 10,000-day war
comes to an end

and history is written

Indeed, today is a sad day

The streets of Saigon
are completely deserted

The last of the Americans
have left

The Americans
have lost the war

In closing, we have a statement recorded
earlier this week by President Ford

Today America
can regain the sense of pride

that existed before Vietnam

But it cannot be achieved
by refighting a war

- That is finished
as far as America is concerned

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%

%

It's all your fault!

You abandoned us!

Why did you have to abandon us?

%

I had no idea he was your father

%

%

- Can I join you?
- Sure

So you can't sleep?

It's too quiet

I miss the old man's
knocking sound

Yeah

I have been thinking
about what Thuy said

And I realize that there was
great loss on both sides

But I wanted to
show you this

It belonged to my brother
who died eight years ago,

and I've never had the courage
to open it since

You see, it should have
been me that died

But I got hurt, and they wouldn't
let me go back

So I pushed him to go
I told him it was his duty
and he owed it to his country

So he went
without question

He even had honor
and pride in his eyes

I thought
I knew my brother

I thought we were cut
from the same cloth, but
after I read this letter, I

realized he wasn't
like me at all

Can I read it to you?

Yes

Oh, uh, that's him

"Dear Unknown Grace:

"I'm sorry I don't even
know your name,

"but I wanted to
express my thanks

"to you for how well
you fixed me up

"I'm all right now, and I will be
returning to my platoon

"first thing tomorrow,

"but tonight I cannot sleep

"I'm so scared of returning
to the darkness of the jungle,

"to the ambushes
and the smell of dead flesh

"To be honest with you,
I'm scared of dying

"I never wanted to come here
I don't wanna be a hero

"But I also
don't want to return home

"The last few days
I cannot stop thinking about you

"The thought of your black hair,
touching me with its length,
keeps me awake at night

- "Your smile assures me
that tomorrow will come again

"Your soft hands parting the hair
from my eyes

"have caused me to feel safe

"A sense that has avoided me
since my arrival

"I'll be brave
and fight tomorrow

"Only so that
I can return and ask you for your name

Love, Jacob"

You know, he never even
had a girlfriend before, you know?

He was just a kid
when he left

Miss, please give me some water

Thank you

I just met a lady who left
with my sister and brother

I put in a request for the Red Cross
to announce their names

I'm afraid to be
in my father's barrack

I can have you and your sister
move over to my barrack

It is possible for me to add you
both as my family members

You cannot do that

Our past has been taken away

There is nothing left

When we leave here

it's most important
that we at least have each other

My father would not approve

We are not even married

Can we get married then?

Let's go, big sister

I need to go sign off
on my father's cremation

Thuy

I promise

I will not fail you

You know what we need?

We need some grooves here
Something to get it shakin'

Let's get this thing rolling

% Get out the way %

% Papa's back
on the scene %

% Men with a plan, y'all %

% He's a working machine %

% Watch him sweat

- Come on Help me out with this
I need some green
- He's badder than the rest

%%

% One thing for sure %

% You know Papa understands

% That man got to do a job

%Just as good as he can

- Get the brush, get the brush,
get the brush!
- Ain't no sweat

% He's badder than the rest %%

I've already made my decision

Your time is wasted here

Hai

you are making a mistake

Your wife and son are here

Give your family an opportunity

My parents are still in Vietnam

My brothers and sisters
are still in Vietnam

We are not going back

- I'm not going back with you
- You shut up!

You go where I go and that is it!

We have been in this camp
for three months

If you stay, I will find you
a sponsor

Tai

- I don't want to be a refugee
- You were a soldier

They won't let you live
your life as before

It must be raining in Saigon
this time of year

You will never have a second chance

Do you remember the rain?

Have you ever been to Dalat
when it rains?

What if your parents are not there?

Dalat a place for lovers

That's where I met my wife

How does that song go?
About Dalat and the rain?

Can you forget about the rain?
Try to save your own life!

%%

I believe we got
a Picasso in here

- Where'd you learn
how to paint like that?

Amazing! Look at it
Look at it!

When I was younger,

I always dreamt
that a green dragon

would come and take me
to find my father

Maybe this dragon will help you
find your mother, Minh

Oh, yeah, I forgot

Got something for you

For you Open it

Go ahead
Look inside

Look inside It's my favorite yo-yo
when I was a kid

Mighty Mouse!
Mighty Mouse!

I think you should go

Your uncle is going to
be worried about you

I'll see you tomorrow
Same Mighty Mouse time,
same Mighty Mouse station

Pow

I received my official
approval today

They found me a sponsor in Kansas

I will be leaving in a few days

Why don't you say something?

I'm pregnant

Does he know?

No I cannot

Why not?
He is your husband

But I'm his second wife

And that means I'm nothing more
than a servant

and a whore

If it wasn't for my family and me

first wife would have found
a sponsor by now

I don't dare make things
more complicated

How things might be different if
only I didn't go back to Saigon

Don't blame yourself

If it wasn't for you

I may not be here

There, you can look at yourself
in the mirror

Please don't judge me

It is very important that my younger
brother and sister succeed in America

My parents are too old
and I'm without skills

We are all the same

Doctors, lawyers, teachers

it all means nothing

When I first arrived here,
I was so eager to leave this place

But now

I must go
My husband is waiting for me

Come with me
Leave him and come with me

Lucky for that old man
taking his own life

Lucky for that old man
taking his own life

otherwise I would have
killed him myself

You fucking bastard!

He's sitting right
in front of me, sir

I understand

Yes, sir

What happened today, Tai,
will not happen again

I need you to keep your eyes
and your ears open

and report to me any Communist
wrongfully being kept here

and those who may be
of high risk,

and they will be put
in designated areas

Those men were not Communists

- Their loyalties separated them
- I don't care

I will tolerate
absolutely no violence

and absolutely no hierarchies
in this camp

Everybody is to be treated equal
Do you understand?

Now

I think your nephew
might want these

This man,
he looks familiar

His name is Addie Singer

Worked in the mess hall
as a volunteer since day one

No friends
Except your nephew, I suppose

Anyway, all of these drawings
were found hanging in his locker

when he was found dead
in his room this morning

Some terminal illness
that no one knew anything about

- Is that all, sir?
- One more thing

How's the lady doing?
The one whose father died

Just like the rest of us

No special treatment

Tai

I can only imagine

just how difficult this must be
for you and your people

But you need to know
that we are trying to help

And we are your friends

I know

Somehow, I just don't
get that feeling

You should try speaking to us
without your bullhorn

I wish you the best of luck

We are relying on you
to build Little Saigon

Duc, you better rock, my man,
or you're gonna miss that flight

- You're a good man, Lance
Thanks, Lance
- You too Good luck

Remember, you still owe me money

Everything is going to be all right

So, what do you think?

Isn't it about time for you to start
looking to rebuilding your life?

I can move your file
to the top

If you want

You think

%

With the war officially over,

54,000 Americans
have lost their lives

- %%
- Today, many families
are still waiting

for the return
of their American heroes

Experts believe there are
as many as 2,400 men

listed as MIA 's and PO W's
in Southeast Asia

%

- There you go!

One for you

One for you

Let me help you
with some of the workload

You're busy enough sewing clothes
for all the people

Besides, the work
takes my mind off things

It's good to see him smiling again

I am to blame

if their mother does not arrive

Don't say that

I regret

that I was allowed
three seats on the plane

Selfishly,
I wanted one to be mine

My sister never said a word

she only asked

if the other two seats
could be for her children

I don't know what I'll tell Minh

I promised him
that his mother would come

Don't lose hope

It's fading fast

Maybe it's time we all leave
the camp together

What about your father?

It's been three months

This will be best for Minh

and when his mother arrives

they can notify us

Please be sure

I am

if you still want to marry me

Now that our son is born

I want to leave here
as soon as possible

I will ask them for help

Don't worry I need you

I need you to help with the baby

This is a new song
that I've been working on

It's about my memories
of our country

and our life in this new place

%%

Oh Saigon

I have lost you in my life

Oh Saigon

My best time is far away

What is left is some sad memory

The dead smile on my lips

Bitter tears in my eyes

Oh Saigon, on the street

Is the sun still shining

On our path

Is the rain still falling

In the park

Is my lover still there

Going under the trees

Smiling or crying lonely

Here

I am the bird losing her way

Day by day

My time just passes by

The life of an exile is painful

Excuse me, ma'am
It's time for you to go now

O Saigon I call you

Yes, please, can you come with me?
Time to go

- Come on now!

Come on! Come on, ma'am,
we have to go!

- Come on! Hey!

- It's okay
- What is going on?
What are you doing to them?

We have orders to remove them

My sons!

Let go of her!
Let go of her!

Why are you taking me away from them?

Let go now
or I will arrest you!

Come on!

I'm not going to leave you!

My sons!

%

I thought
you were our friend!

Corporal,
could you step out?

Roger that, Gunny

I could have you arrested
for what you did

Do you realize I put my career
on the line to save your ass?

You were not there
to hear their cry

My people just came from war,
and you just brought them back

The moment you stepped foot
in this camp, you were on your way out

This is not a home, Tai

You could have told them not to do it
You could have talked to me first

There was absolutely nothing
you could have done

- How do you know?
- I know because I know

I know these people
were never going to leave

I found three different sponsors
for every one of them, and they
all found a way to stay

So, you come in the middle of the night
and grab them like animals

That is my job,
and those are the rules

You always follow rules
Now I have families who are
afraid to sleep tonight

And I have 16,000 refugees
right outside,

and 400 more that
just arrived this morning

There is absolutely
no space

I give up my space
I will help you build new tents

- Whatever it takes
- That is not the point!

- What is the point?
- The point is this is a camp

Those who get sponsors
must leave,

and that is final!

You know why
they don't want to go?

I heard a lot of reasons

Is one of the reasons
because they are scared?

They are afraid
Like I am afraid

Afraid of how their lives
will be like tomorrow

Afraid of never seeing their
friends and loved ones again

As your brother was afraid

You remember that,

don't you?

- Uncle?
- I don't know when she's coming

So stop asking me!

I will let you know
when she gets here

Are they going to come
and take us away too?

Of course not

We leave here when we want to

No one is going to come
and take us away

Uncle?

It's not your fault that Mom is lost

What are you doing here?

I have something
I want to show you

- What?
- It's a surprise Come on

Stay here I'll be back soon

See you, little fella

Okay

- Thank you
- Sure

Everyone!

I saw America today!

I mean the cars All the beautiful
cars on the big open roads

Did you see any Cadillacs?

Everywhere I turned

Everyone owns a car

After that, I went to this market

so big that I got lost in it

They have everything and all kinds
of fruits and vegetables

But do they have "ot hiem pepper"?

No

but you can grow them here

Afterwards

I went to a neighborhood
that was so clean

with big houses

perfectly aligned

But you know what most impressed me?

What?

I was in this restaurant
drinking coffee

and through the window
I saw this young man

He was maybe 20 years old %

He was washing cars
in this new car lot

I asked my friend

How much does he get
for washing car?

$210 an hour

That is minimum wage, and they cannot
pay you any less than that

If they cannot pay us less than

$210 per hour

then we all can make it

We no longer need to be afraid
of what's out there

I've seen it, and much is true
about America

Stop being afraid

We can make it

We can make it

I understand those tears

I will never forget the day
my husband brought you home

You made me feel
old and unattractive

I knew time wasn't on my side

so I tried desperately
to give him another child

But once I got pregnant,
he lost interest in me

He hasn't touched me since

I forgot what it feels like
to be touched, to be kissed

You came and took my womanhood
away from me

Maybe this is meant to be

now that you cannot leave with us

You said you needed me

If we wait for your family

it could take months

I have no other choice

Fate has always been cruel to me

But like our country

I will endure

%

%Higher

%Higher

% This room
is taking me higher

- Higher, high
- Higher and

- This room is taking me
- High

%High, high

% Yeah

%All you people
to the dance floor

% Come and have a good time

%Room starts shakin'
Vibes are racin'

% This energy high

%Don't you want my body
Don't you wanna dance

%Move
Just shake your pants

%Disco light and move right

%Jump on in
This girl is takin' me

%High, high

- Higher than
- High

%

I told her not to go

but she wanted to make sure

As the boats were pulling out

she jumped off
and ran back to the city

I had no choice

but to go after her

A week after receiving news

that her husband had died in battle

we tried to escape one more time

But now our sister had turned
into a living ghost

She had refused to eat

and had lost all faith in God

We shared this five-meter boat
with about a hundred people

You couldn't bring anything along

No food, no water,
just the shirt on your back

I gave her my hand to squeeze

She would do it every so often

just to let me know
that she was with me

A week later

people started to die

The elders first

then the children

People would wake up
next to their loved ones

and realized they had died
in their sleep

Our sister was turning pale

A day later

she stopped squeezing my hand

And in order for the boat
to speed up

we had no choice
but to throw the dead overboard

Don't hold back
out there, my friend

How I can repay you?

You have done so much
for everyone

I'll tell you what

You just promise me

that you're gonna do better
than $210, okay?

Oh

- A little something to remember when
- Ahh!

I will miss you, Tai

- Lance Corporal
- Yeah, Gunny

- Camera Wanna do a photograph?
- Roger that

- Okay
- Okay

- Say cheese!

Minh, what did you do
with the photo?

I pinned it on the wall

So when Mom comes,
she'll know we were here

Lance Corporal,
take the jeep back

- Aye, Gunny

%Lookin' for an angel
to carry me home

%Hope that she comes soon
Can't wait to know

%I'm tired and I'm lonely
Wanna go home

%I can't wait to go home

%I can't wait to go home

%See the tear
in the corner of her eye

% Touch of your hair
as you kiss me good-bye

%I long for your warmth
in the cold summer nights

%I long for your warmth
in the cold summer nights

%So I can fly away

%So I can fly away

% Waitin' for an angel
Hope it won't be long

% Gonna find me a resting place
in my mother's arms

% Waitin’ for an angel
to carry me home

%Home to your lovin' arms

%Home to your lovin' arms

%Angel, can you hear me
Answer my plea

% Come down
and take me away

% With thee

% Take my hand

%Set me free

%So I can fly away

%So I can fly away

% Waitin’ for an angel
Hope it won't be long

% Wanna find me a resting place
in my mother's arms

% Waitin’ for an angel
to carry me home

%Home to your lovin’ arms

%Home to my mother's arms