Vietnam War Doc ‘Child of Dust,’ Produced by ‘The Stringer’s’ Bao Nguyen, Acquired by Rise and Shine Ahead of Thessaloniki Documentary Festival Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comChristopher Vourlias Berlin-based Rise and Shine World Sales has acquired international rights to Weronika Mliczewska’s “Child of Dust,” a documentary produced by “The Stringer” director Bao Nguyen which has its world premiere in the main international competition of the Thessaloniki Intl.
Documentary Festival. Mliczewska’s sophomore feature follows Sang, one of countless children left behind by American soldiers after the Vietnam War.
Stigmatized and abandoned, he spends a lifetime longing for the father he never had. When he unexpectedly locates his gravely ill father in the U.S., he’s determined to meet him, even at the heavy cost of leaving his own family behind in Vietnam.
In an unfamiliar land, Sang’s dream of belonging clashes with an unexpected reality, as he finds himself an outsider both in American society and within a family that never knew he existed.
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