Green Dragon (2001)
A tale about Vietnamese refugees sent to an orientation camp on the Camp Pendleton Marine Base in California, 'Green Dragon' focuses on a young boy and his sister. Set in 1975, the film chronicles the stories told to the two children by other refugees in the camp and of Tai Tran, who dares to introduce himself to Sergeant Jim Lance. In developing a relationship with Lance, Tran is able to improve
Director:
Timothy Linh Bui
Writer:
Timothy Linh Bui
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Patrick Swayze as Gunnery Sergeant Jim Lance |
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Forest Whitaker as Addie |
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Đơn Dương as Tai Tran |
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Hiep Thi Le as Thuy Hoa |
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Billinjer C. Tran as Duc (as Billinjer Tran) |
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Kathleen Luong as Second Wife |
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Phuoc Quan Nguyen as Loi |
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Long Nguyen as Quang Hai |
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Catherine Ai as Hien |
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Kieu Chinh as Kieu |
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Elyse Dinh as Red Cross Volunteer |
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Phong Atwood Vo as Man on Crutches (as Phong Vo) |
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John Gripentrog as American Server |
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Monique Letran as Q. Hai's Wife |
| Directing | Timothy Linh Bui | Director |
| Writing | Timothy Linh Bui | Screenplay |
| Writing | Timothy Linh Bui | Story |
| Writing | Tony Bui | Story |
| Production | Tony Bui | Producer |
| Production | Taj Paxton | Producer |
| Production | Elie Samaha | Producer |
| Production | Alison Semenza | Executive Producer |
| Production | William B. Steakley | Line Producer |
| Production | Andrew Stevens | Producer |
| Production | Quynh Trinh | Co-Producer |
| Production | Forest Whitaker | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Jeff Danna | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Mychael Danna | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Kramer Morgenthau | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Leo Trombetta | Editor |
| Production | Rene Haynes | Casting |
| Art | Jerry Fleming | Production Design |
| Art | Betty Berberian | Set Decoration |
| Art | Monique Le Tran | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ghia Ci Fam | Costume Design |