The Building
1999 · 90 min · Director: Việt Linh
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On May 1, 1975 with Viet Cong troops march through Saigon celebrating their victory. Tham, caretaker of Victory Hotel, a relatively small establishment in downtown Saigon, nervously observes these celebrations. The owners have fled Saigon and the hotel is to be requisitioned by the new government. Tham wonders what his fate will be under the new regime. The next day he is told that that the hotel is to be transformed into a collective flat for the Viet Cong cadre and their families now entering the city. Tham is not hostile to this but is concerned about his place in the new set up. Will he still have a job? Will he be treated as an enemy?
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The Building (1999) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Confusion 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Confusion, Tension. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
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Cast
Ba Tuấn
Hùng
Hơn
Details
- Directed by
- Việt Linh
- Written by
- Việt Linh
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1999
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Country
- France, Vietnam
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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