heaven & earth

Director: oliver stone

Actor: hiep thi le,tommy lee jones,haing s. ngor,bussaro sanruck

Data Published: Sat Dec 25 1993

Genres: Action,Biography,Drama,History,War

Key Words: domestic violence,female protagonist,vietnam,war crime,culture clash

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107096/

WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven_%26_Earth_(1993_film)

Description: Heaven & Earth is a movie starring Hiep Thi Le, Tommy Lee Jones, and Haing S. Ngor. During the Viet Nam War, a Viet Namese woman struggles hustling on the streets, where she comes face to face with those involved in the conflict...

Plot: Le Ly is a girl growing up in a Vietnamese village. Her life changes when the communist insurgents show up in the village to first fight the forces of France and then the United States. During the American involvement, Le Ly is captured and tortured by South Vietnamese government troops, and later raped by the Viet Cong because they suspect that she is a traitor. After the rape, her relationship with her village is destroyed, and she and her family are forced to move. Her family moves to Saigon and she is employed by a family there. The master of the household misleads her into believing that he genuinely cares for her, and she falls for him and gets pregnant by him. The master's wife becomes enraged and Le Ly's whole family is forced to move back to their former province. There she meets Steve Butler, a Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. When she first meets him she is not interested in a boyfriend or marriage, having been through so much suffering. Steve falls for Le Ly and treats her very well, making a big difference in her life while in Vietnam. The two leave Vietnam and move to the United States. Their life together begins well, but years of killing and life in the bush have taken their toll on Steve, who becomes uncontrollably violent. The relationship falters, despite Le Ly's attempts to reconcile with Steve. After an impassioned plea by Le Ly for Steve to come back to her, he commits suicide. Many years following this tragic experience, Le Ly returns to Vietnam with her sons and shows them where she came from.