Review of Journey From the Fall (2007) by Lizette L — 03 Jun 2018

An emotional film that tells the story of the Vietnam war aftermath. Through the eyes of the victims we see the pain of those imprisoned and the refugees. Definitely a powerful movie of a story not told enough.

Mai is forced to flee to America leaving her husband behind. From that day she feels dead inside but she must stay strong for her son. Phuong upon arriving in America is told that in order to comply she must forget her past. Later realizing that she can't forget her past because her past is Vietnam. The characters face acculturation challenges all the way from the language barrier to Lai being bullied because of his race. Due to the perceived negative concept of perception of immigrants they face feeling unwanted, unwelcome, and even feeling blocked of an education. Trauma, loss, separation, to loosing everything, this movie has it all.