Cake (2012)
Based on Mitchell Pham's True Story
This documentary is about courage and survival and having the will and perseverance to succeed despite considerable obstacles. The story of Mitchell Pham's remarkable journey is told through the evocative use of stop-frame animation, created from a Vietnamese traditional folded paper craft, mixed with live action to show an innovative account of his harrowing but ultimately inspirational journey from Vietnamese prison camp, to a life in New Zealand after the Vietnam war.
- Date of release
- 2012-08-11
- Runtime
- 10m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Director
- Sally Tran
Casting
- Andy Nguyen — Oliver
- Andy Nguyen — Mitchell at 12
- Mitchell Pham — Himself
- Vinh Ngoc Tran — Captain 1 (Voice)/Young Boy
- Hai Ho Tran — Captain 2 (Voice)
- Huong Tran — Mother (Voice)
- Loan Thi Tran — Girl (Voice)
- Kate Nguyen — Girl Crying (Voice)
- Bong Le Thi — Woman Calling (Voice)
- My Le Thi — Woman Praying (Voice)
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