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Green Dragon

Play trailer Poster for Green Dragon PG-13,  2002,  1h 55m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 62% 26 Reviews Tomatometer 50% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
62% Tomatometer 26 Reviews 50% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
"Green Dragon," set in California in 1975 in a Vietnamese refugee camp, tells the story of Tai Tran (Don Duong), who has the courage to introduce himself to Sergeant Jim Lance (Patrick Swayze), and manages to eventually improve conditions and communications in the camp.
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Critics Consensus

Green Dragon struggles to control its sentimental tendencies, but its flaws are just outweighed by an affecting -- and often overlooked -- perspective on the Vietnam War.

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Bruce Westbrook Houston Chronicle Jul 26, 2002
A
An honest, sensitive story from a Vietnamese point of view. Go to Full Review
Jane Sumner Dallas Morning News Jul 25, 2002
C+
Earnest, unsubtle and Hollywood-predictable, Green Dragon is still a deeply moving effort to put a human face on the travail of thousands of Vietnamese. Go to Full Review
Gene Seymour Newsday Jul 19, 2002
2/4
Just when the movie seems confident enough to handle subtlety, it dives into soapy bathos. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Dec 26, 2006
B-
Revisiting the painful aftermath of Vietnam from the perspective of American-bound refugees, Timothy's film is an honorable if not great companion piece to his brother Tony's Three Seasons; both films played at the Sundance Festival dramatic competition Go to Full Review
Caffeinated Clint Moviehole Mar 23, 2005
4/5
One of the best films of Swayze's Career....Not to be missed Go to Full Review
Ron Wells Film Threat Dec 8, 2002
4/5
I've yet to find an actual Vietnam War combat movie actually produced by either the North or South Vietnamese, but at least now we've got something pretty damn close. Go to Full Review
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Timothy Linh Bui

Director

Patrick Swayze

Jim Lance

Forest Whitaker

Addie

Đơn Dương

Tai Tran

Hiep Thi Le

Thuy Hoa

Long Nguyen

Q. Hai

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Green Dragon

Green Dragon (2001) Green Dragon (2001) Director TIMOTHY BUI on set. FOREST WHITAKER (right) as Addie with TRUNG NGUYEN (left) as Minh Pham. DON DUONG (left) as Tai Tran with TRUNG NGUYEN and KIEU CHINH. PATRICK SWAYZE as Jim Lance. Green Dragon (2001) Green Dragon (2001) View more photos

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Synopsis "Green Dragon," set in California in 1975 in a Vietnamese refugee camp, tells the story of Tai Tran (Don Duong), who has the courage to introduce himself to Sergeant Jim Lance (Patrick Swayze), and manages to eventually improve conditions and communications in the camp.
Director
Timothy Linh Bui
Producer
Tony Bui, Tajamika Paxton, Elie Samaha, Andrew Stevens
Screenwriter
Timothy Linh Bui, Timothy Linh Bui, Tony Bui
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
Rickshaw Filmworks, TGD Productions, Franchise Pictures, Franchise Classics, Spirit Dance Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Some Disturbing Situations|Nudity|Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 3, 2002, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 21, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$146.1K
Runtime
1h 55m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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