At the height of the Vietnam War, in 1969, Swedish filmmaker PeÅ Holmquist traveled to South East Asia to make a film on a Hmong village leader named Lao-Tong and the Hmong. This film documents Holmquist’s return after 30 years. With new material filmed in Thailand, Laos, and the United States, and incorporating scenes from the 1969 documentary, the film shows how much has changed, and what has happened to the Hmong, both in Thailand and Laos, and in the United States.
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Per-Åke Holmquist Director · Suzanne Khardalian Director
First release April 28, 2000 · Produced in Sweden · Original title Från opium till krysantemum
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Original title
Från opium till krysantemum
Original language
English
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Sweden · April 28, 2000
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