En 1969, un grupo de pilotos de Air America, la línea aérea de la CIA durante la guerra de Vietnam, participa en misiones que llenarán los bolsillos de los militares subvienamitas. A cambio, el gobierno norteamericano recibirá ayuda para frenar el avance comunista.
El Coronel retirado Cal Rhodes reúne a un grupo de veteranos para ir a rescatar a su hijo desaparecido durante la guerra del Vietnam. Para financiar la operación recurre a un antiguo y adinerado compañero que se encuentra en la misma situación.
Durante la Guerra de Vietman, dos pilotos de las fuerzas americanas son derribados y capturados durante una misión. Ambos intentarán sobrevivir sufriendo las condiciones más extremas.
Chanthalay vive sola con su padre en una casa de la que nunca sale debido a que su salud es delicada. Sin embargo, su existencia cambiará cuando comienza a sentir la presencia de su madre, fallecida cuando ella era muy pequeña.
A journey with two girls, one guy, and their complicated love triangle through the magnificent landscapes of three countries: Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.
La historia de un periodista extranjero en Laos que es declarado "persona non grata" por el malvado régimen comunista.
After 30 years of conspiracy theories and myth making, this film uncovers the story of the CIA's most extensive clandestine operation in the history of modern warfare: The Secret War in Laos, which was conducted alongside the Vietnam War from 1964 -1973. While the world's attention was caught by the conflict in Vietnam, the CIA built the busiest military airport in the world in neighboring and neutral Laos and recruited humanitarian aid personnel, Special Forces agents and civilian pilots to undertake what would become the most effective operation of counterinsurgency warfare. As the conflict in Vietnam grew, the objective in Laos changed from a cost effective low-key involvement to save the country from becoming communist into an all-out air war to cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail and bomb Laos back into the Stone Age that it had never really left in the first place. Conventional bombs equivalent to the destructive power of 20 Hiroshima-type weapons fell on Laos each year - 2 million tons
En el sur de Laos, un médico voluntario estadounidense se convierte en un fugitivo tras intervenir en el asalto sexual de una mujer joven. Cuando el cuerpo de la víctima es sacado del río Mekong, las cosas rápidamente se salen de control.
Sorn, a multiracial photographer, is assigned by his editor to take pictures of Laos, where he's reluctant to go. Even though, Sorn is half-Laotian, going back to his homeland is never on his mind. Sorn arrives at Pak-Cher town where he hires a guide, Noi to take him out to the best picture spots in Laos.
A crippled war veteran creates an advanced battle tank and gets the attention of terrorists. They kidnap his wife for the exchange of the vehicle's blueprints, so he asks his daughter and best friend for help to battle the bad guys.
"El Tigre" Hayes es un trampero que vive en China con su hija. Ella conoce a Bobby, el hijo de un viejo amigo. En uno de sus viajes Bobby conoce a una enigmática mujer de la que se enamora perdidamente sin saber que es la madre de Toyo.
Two different worlds collide: the wealthy influential people on the one hand and the poor and honest on the other hand. Sin, a wealthy boy had been spoiled by his parents and has never realized the importance of self-dependence and how to become a responsible man. The boy lives his life relying on his parent's wealth and power, making him even more arrogant and pompous. Lud, a mute middle-aged man came from a rural area to be a motorcycle mechanic in Vientiane. His wife worked as a market woman and they had a six-year-old daughter. Though Luds life was simple, his family was warm and loving. One day Lud unexpectedly faces the greatest loss of his life caused by Sin.
Laosan, a young family man, spends all his time smoking opium. For his community, lost in the heart of the Laotian jungle, opium farming is the only way to survive. But opium is also the poison that puts men to sleep and kills their desires.
Laos: the most bombed country, per capita, on the planet. Australian bomb disposal specialist Laith Stevens has to train a new young "big bomb" team to deal with bombs left from the US "Secret War", but meanwhile, the local children are out hunting for bomb scrap metal. Vividly depicting the consequences of war with the incredible bravery of those trying to clear up the mess.
The love story of four people who meet during the New Year's Day in the city of Vientiane, Laos.
A famous singer has returned to his home town in the countryside. He stumbles upon his old girlfriend and realizes he still has feelings for her.
During the Vietnam War, the US bombed Laos more heavily than any other country had been bombed before. Today, the Lao people live among, and risk their lives to clear, over 80 million unexploded bombs on their doorsteps. With great beauty and empathy, this documentary reveals the unbelievable stories of the men and women at the forefront of this monumental task.
A documentary about the atrocities committed against the Hmong people by the Laos government. Shot by Hmong people with cameras provided to them in 2006, this film provides a unique look into one of the worst, and silent, human rights tragedies of the 21st century.