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We Were the Scenery

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In 1975, soon after the end of the Vietnam War, Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che fled the country on a small boat. After nine days at sea, they docked in the Philippines, where they were utilized as background extras for “Apocalypse Now.”

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
Vietnamese
  • vietnam war
  • vietnam
  • philippines
  • found footage
  • mixed media
  • super 8
  • apocalypse now

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Produced in

Philippines, United States of America, Vietnam, Canada

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Videos

Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereSundance Film Festival25 Jan 2025
    • PremierePalm Springs International Short Film Festival25 Jun 2025
  • BulgariaBG

    • PremiereOKO International Ethnographic Film Festival: Bulgarian Edition4 Oct 2025
  • KosovoXK

    • PremiereDokuFest International Documentary and Short Film Festival3 Aug 2025
  • PhilippinesPH

    • PremiereQCinema International Film Festival14 Nov 2025
  • PolandPL

    • PremiereDocs Against Gravity Film Festival9 May 2025
  • South KoreaKR

    • PremiereDiaspora Film Festival23 May 2026
  • SwitzerlandCH

    • PremiereVisions du Réel International Film Festival Nyon 6 Apr 2025
  • TaiwanTW

    • PremiereKaohsiung Film Festival16 Oct 2025
  • UkraineUA

    • PremiereOKO International Ethnographic Film Festival: Ukrainian Edition6 Sept 2025

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We Were the Scenery was released on 25 January 2025.

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