The Face of the Enemy (2009) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 2009, The Face of the Enemy is a documentaire film directed by Erik Pauser, running about 58 minutes.

What it’s about. An anti-war film about the personal suffering behind the hard statistics, which show that more than four million Vietnamese died during the Vietnam War, as opposed to 58,000 Americans. We hear South and North Vietnamese, including émigrés to the United States, describing how huge numbers of friends met their deaths, caught as they were between government forces, the Vietcong, and the Americans; how political boundaries divided not only the country, but also families; how mothers deserted their children because their fathers were American soldiers; and how the war cruelly lingers on long after hostilities ceased, in the lives of children born crippled by chemical weapons.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.0/10, The Face of the Enemy has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Face of the Enemy page.

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