This is a very touching and moving film with a strong and evocative story – a young man searching for his father. It is very acted by the main lead Damien Nguyen, who is in almost all the scenes in the movie. He carries the film along.
Even though this is filmed in many different locations from rural and urban Vietnam to New York City and Texas the story holds sway through-out; there is no loss of continuity or distractions. The interaction between Damien and 'his girlfriend' did at times seem to risk becoming a romance and this would have been a huge mistake and would have trivialized the story. The ending with Nick Nolte was somewhat of a surprise twist so I will not give that away. This is not a 'Nick Nolte' vehicle – he is only in the last 15 minutes.
Even though this is filmed in many different locations from rural and urban Vietnam to New York City and Texas the story holds sway through-out; there is no loss of continuity or distractions. The interaction between Damien and 'his girlfriend' did at times seem to risk becoming a romance and this would have been a huge mistake and would have trivialized the story. The ending with Nick Nolte was somewhat of a surprise twist so I will not give that away. This is not a 'Nick Nolte' vehicle – he is only in the last 15 minutes.