Released Date:
2000-06-09
Languages:
English
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
119 min
Rated:
PG-13
IMDB Ratings:
6.6 (422 Reviews)
Director:
Chi Muoi LoDwayne and his older sister Mai are adults: Mai is married to Vinh, Dwayne is about to propose to Nina. Twenty-two years ago, when Mai was 10, she and Dwayne were refugees in Vietnam, adopted by Harold and Dee Williams, African-Americans from Los Angeles. Now, they remain close, especially Dwayne and his parents. Mai drops a bomb: she's located their birth mother, Thahn, and she's flying her to LA. Dee takes the news hard: she sees herself being replaced. Harold is more sanguine, and Dwayne pretends to be indifferent. When Thahn arrives, tensions reach the breaking point between Mai and Dee, between Nina and Dwayne, and even between Dee and Harold. Can we all get along?
Released Date:
2005-05-30
Languages:
English
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
90 min
Rated:
PG-13
IMDB Ratings:
6.6 (465 Reviews)
Director:
Peter MarklePeter Markle (teleplay)
William Bingham (teleplay)
John McCain (memoir)
Mark Salter (memoir)
John McCain is a poor student, except at wrestling, but toughs it out in Annapolis at the US Naval Academy with the goal of becoming a career naval officer like his father and grandfather, who were both admirals. Love at first sight leads to a marriage and children with Carole. During the Vietnam War, he's shot down and captured by the Vietcong, who torture American POWs. He resists years of torture and misery, only breaking once due to his busted limbs, and eventually returning home after five and one half years in captivity.
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