We Were the Scenery.
During the Vietnam War, two refugees were living in a camp in the Philippines when they were recruited as background extras for Apocalypse Now. Drawing on the experience of writer Cathy Linh Che's parents, this document…
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During the Vietnam War, two refugees were living in a camp in the Philippines when they were recruited as background extras for Apocalypse Now. Drawing on the experience of writer Cathy Linh Che's parents, this documentary revisits their remarkable encounter with Hollywood filmmaking.
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