Product Details

• Directors: Mark Marquisee
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Master Communications, Inc.
• DVD Release Date: February 7, 2006
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000AOEPRU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #242,924 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Award: Oppenheim Gold Award, Booklist recommended.

In Families of Vietnam, four-year-old Tran Ngoc Anh Thu (Bi) lives by Mekong river with her family. She attends school and enjoys spending time with her friends and older brother. Her parents work their farm and banana and papaya plantation in the morning, then set off on their "boat store," selling small livestock, fruits and vegetables and grains to customers out on the river.

In Ho Chi Minh city, nine-year-old Le Thi Thanh Hong goes to school where she studies French, art and reading; plays games with friends; and enjoys a rest period. Her parents both work for the city. After school the family enjoys bowling, then Hong practices piano. Homework, with help from her brother, follows, and then it's off to bed with the growing anticipation of tomorrow's Vietnam's New Year. The next day Hong enjoys swimming at the community pool and the New Year Tet festivities, including the dragon dancing and fireworks

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Do Not Buy!!!!!!!!!, June 27, 2008

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Tia Pham Cowling (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Families of Vietnam (Families of the World) (DVD)

The dvd was professionally done. Unfortunately, I don't think that it depicted the reality of families in Vietnam. The producers portrayed the typical "city" family lifestyle as one of luxury. It's difficult to believe that the average "city" family in a Third World Country drives a new sedan and and has a housemaid. Oh, I also forgot the grand piano.

The filming of the "country" family was well done (too well done). The family scenes were idealic and serene. I think that the producers wore their rose-colored glasses when they were filming this. It made life in the country seem like a vacation.

I'm not sure what audience this dvd was trying to target but for those who want realism, I would recommend something else.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for Children, December 2, 2007

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J. Tatarian "J & J" (Washington) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Families of Vietnam (Families of the World) (DVD)

We are in the process of adopting from Vietnam and have been trying to find any and all info we can. This video I think will be especially helpful for our child when they about 6 or 7.

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice little movie for adoptive families, July 4, 2007

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Alice Reslie (Bonaire, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Families of Vietnam (Families of the World) (DVD)

My husband and I are in the process of adopting a baby from Vietnam. We bought this movie as a tool for sharing Vietnamese culture with our child as he/she grows older. This movie tells the stories of a "city" family and a "country" family in Vietnam from the perspective of the daughter of each family. While the movie is shorter than I thought it would be for the price, I am very satisfied with it for our purposes. It will definitely be a movie that we show our child.