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Mekong on Fire

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Abstract
The plot is dedicated to the US war in Vietnam 1964-1973. Residents of Vietnamese villages in the Mekong River area are engaged in household work: fish, feed ducks, chickens. Various moments of hostilities of the troops of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam against the US soldiers. American planes drop bombs in Vietnam. Residents are hiding in a shelter. Napalm bombs explode. View of villages after the bombing of the United States: burned down houses, the dead are lying. A rally of South Vietnamese residents opposing US aggression in Vietnam. Saigon police disperse demonstrators. A US plane is burning in the air. Killed US soldiers. Soldiers of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam are walking through the rainforest. Girls print flyers in the typography. Soldiers of the National Front are crossing the Likong River.
Director
V. Komarov
Color
B&W
Film ID
24115
Keywords
social and political movement
, ground troops
, air force
, rally and protest
, everyday life
, printing industry
, wars and conflicts of the 2nd half of the 20th century
, police
Meterage
817
Number of Parts
3
Operators
O. Artseulov, V. Komarov
Release Date
1966
Sound