The Betrayal - Nerakhoon

The subjects addressed in “The Betrayal (Nerakhoon),” a documentary by Ellen Kuras, could hardly be more enormous: war, revolution, the abandonment of a nation and the scattering of its citizens. But the film, though it includes old news clips of the war in Laos and of American presidents discussing that country’s fate, is distinguished by an intimate mood and a lyrical tone.

As the documentary "The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)" moves deeper into its story, the meaning of its title grows less categorical and more affecting. Exploring a Lao family's experience during and since the Vietnam War, the film chronicles the treacheries of geopolitics and the upheaval of exile. Abandonment surfaces at every turn, taking on a more intimate impact well after the Phrasavath family has settled, [...] Vai alla recensione »