Dust of Life

"There is a saying... For kids like us... Dust of Life... Bui Doi"

2006 1h 30m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Since 1975 millions of Vietnamese boat people have fled for freedom. By 1993 more than half who survived the exodus resided in California. The film portrays the coming of age story of abandoned kids growing up in the new Vietnamese enclave of Orange County, California in the early 1990s, based on true events.

“There is a saying... For kids like us... Dust of Life... Bui Doi”

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Cast

Devon Duy Nguyen
Johnny
Thu-Mai Tran
Mai
England DuVan
Rascal
Mai Khanh
Mai's Mother
Linh Le
Quynh
Liem Michael Doan
Father Michael
Dang Hung Son
Mai's Father
Steve Eoff
Principal

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Le Van Kiet
Languages: English, Vietnamese

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Vietnamese.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Devon Duy Nguyen and Thu-Mai Tran and England DuVan carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "There is a saying... For kids like us... Dust of Life... Bui Doi".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1000706 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Le Van Kiet directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English, Vietnamese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Vietnamese.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Devon Duy Nguyen and Thu-Mai Tran and England DuVan carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "There is a saying... For kids like us... Dust of Life... Bui Doi".
7IMDB entry: tt1000706 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.