Dust of Life (2006)
There is a saying... For kids like us... Dust of Life... Bui Doi
Since 1975 millions of Vietnamese boat people have fled for freedom. By 1993 more than half who survived the exodus resided in California. The film portrays the coming of age story of abandoned kids growing up in the new Vietnamese enclave of Orange County, California in the early 1990s, based on true events.
- Date of release
- 2006-05-30
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- Le Van Kiet
Casting
- Devon Duy Nguyen — Johnny
- Thu-Mai Tran — Mai
- England DuVan — Rascal
- Mai Khanh — Mai's Mother
- Linh Le — Quynh
- Liem Michael Doan — Father Michael
- Dang Hung Son — Mai's Father
- Steve Eoff — Principal
- Cledia Barsottelli — Teacher
Interesting facts
Dust of Life, also known in Vietnamese as Bui Doi, is a 2006 film by director Le-Van Kiet, who also wrote the screenplay.
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