The Long Journey (1996)

In 1981, six years after the withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam, Tan, a young former Vietcong officer, goes to take the ashes of his dead comrade, Thai, to his family in a remote area. On the overcrowded train out of Ho Chi Min City, he meets Mien, a former female soldier and witness to Thai's death.

Released Jan. 1, 1996 95 min None+

Genres: Drama, War

Keywords: imdb.vietnam, imdb.ex-north-vietnamese-soldier, imdb.year-1981, imdb.ex-viet-cong-soldier, imdb.loyalty, imdb.on-the-road, imdb.flashback + 18 more, imdb.flash-forward, imdb.comradeship, imdb.train, imdb.ho-chi-minh-city-vietnam, imdb.cremated-ashes, imdb.bus, imdb.chase, imdb.pursuit, imdb.motorcycle, imdb.hanoi-vietnam, imdb.trader, imdb.suspicion-of-carrying-contraband-goods, imdb.mercenary, imdb.friend, imdb.friendship, imdb.hitchhiking, imdb.female-soldier, imdb.post-vietnam-war