72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Alamo Bay

Louis Malle
USA
Synopsis
In a Texas bay town, a local businessman, Wally, hires several Vietnamese refugees to fish prawns, pushing Shang, a local fisherman, to the edge in his fear of losing his livelihood with the competition from the new arrivals. The tension rises, ending in a violent dispute between the local fishermen and the Vietnamese workers.
Director
Louis Malle
Screenplay
Alice Arlen
Photography
Curtis Clark
Edition
James Bruce
Music
Ry Cooder
Cast
Amy Madigan, Ed Harris, Ho Nguyen, Donald Moffat, Truyen V. Tran
Running Time
98 m.
Country
USA
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