Forgotten films by Vietnamese cameramen, such as Diên Biên Phû (1953) and Amour, Armée, Peuple (1962), illustrate their militant and propagandist role during thirty years of war, first against the French, then against the Americans. In 1948, as the war against the French army began, these operators used cameras sent from France to film the struggle for independence. A propaganda cinema developed within Hô Chi Minh's army, accompanying the war effort during the Vietnam War. Despite hunger, fatigue and danger, these cameramen filmed the fighting and the resistance, protecting the films from extreme conditions, sometimes at the cost of personal sacrifice.
A coproduction of Saga Film (Belgium), Les Films d'Ici (France), Planete, RTBF Charleroi (Belgian television), Wallonie Image Production (WIP), Triangle 7 (Belgium). With the support of the Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Communauté Française de Belgique, the Walloon Region and Walloon distributors, PROCIREP and the participation of the Centre National de la Cinématographie.
Directed by Claude Grunspan
Cast: Khuong Me, Van Thuy Tran, Lo Van Minh
Producer(s) : Paul Fonteyn, Richard Copans
