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List Price: $9.95 | | Label: Sony Pictures
Salesrank: 25036
Released: September 10, 2002 |
| Our Price: $3.84 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Vietnamese refugees stay in a refugee camp near Camp Pendleton, California until they can find sponsors and be assimilated into American culture.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 7-JUN-2005
Media Type: DVD
Description of Green Dragon:
A little-known aspect of America's Vietnam War debacle--life in the temporary camps set up in the States for the thousands of refugees who came here after the fall of Saigon in 1975--is the subject of this 113-minute film, released in 2001. Director-cowriter Timothy Linh Bui and his brother, writer-producer Tony Bui, have made a movie that's obviously very sympathetic to its Vietnamese characters; Green Dragon is also apparently quite realistic, and refreshingly lacking in excessive sentimentality. Much of it is in Vietnamese (with English subtitles, of course); indeed, one senses that nominal top-liners Patrick Swayze and the always-reliable Forest Whitaker are on hand more for their star power than for the importance of their roles. In the end, this is a good story that's rather well told. The DVD is packed with extras, including director commentary, deleted scenes, trailers, and a behind-the-scenes documentary. --Sam Graham
Green Dragon Reviews:
Have to be patient 
2009-10-29 - If you watch this movie, you must be patient. I say this because their is a lot of non english speaking in the movie. Which means lots of reading of subtitles. However, their is english also spoken in the movie. The movie is a true story and is very sad and interesting. It shows how the vietemese lived a harsh life; during and after the vietname war.
Little press on this great movie 
2009-06-24 - 1. I stumbled onto this movie and was very glad that I did so.
2. A very well done movie, subdued and I would guess realistic, great acting, I very much appreciated that the Vietnamese were Vietnamese actors, speaking in Vietnamese; it just made the film all the more better.
3. A definite two thumbs up.
Green Dragon
2009-02-04 - Green Dragon arrived on time and in excellant condition. I really loved this movie(dvd) and I would recommend it for all Patrick Swazte fans. I think they would reaal enjoy it, I know I did
Green Dragon 
2007-10-27 - I never understood the plot of the movie, and 90% was subtitled and the writing wasn't on the screen long enough to read. I wouldn't recommend this movie. I'm a huge Patrick Swayze fan, but this is the worst movie of his I've seen.
I was 4 years old when this happend.
2006-03-30 - I was 4years old when this happend. My mother and father and sisters were living in Savannah,Ga. We were from New England and it was like being a fish out of water. We made frends with a husband and wife who escaped from Vietnam. I think my parents were there only frends. They had a good store(Genrel goods store). Werever they are Thank You very much hope you are well.I saw this on tv WOW! very good!3/29/2006.
