In this film from late in his career, Kramer returns to Hanoi after nearly 25 years to re-envision the city’s struggle through an uncertain and daunting past, present, and future. The Vietnamese characters in the film are diverse: Kramer’s former guide from an earlier visit in 1969; a tight-rope walker in the national circus; a man who took photos of B-52s and another who lost his fingers shooting them down.
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Robert Kramer Director
United States release October 1, 1994 · Languages English, French · Original title Point de départ / Starting Place
Languages
Original title
Point de départ / Starting Place
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Germany · February 19, 1994
Berlin International Film Festival
France · March 9, 1994
Theatrical
United States · October 1, 1994
Chicago International Film Festival
Argentina
September 14, 2000
Netherlands
April 14, 1994
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