The life of Laotian immigrant Thavisouk Phrasavath serves as a metaphor for the far-reaching repercussions that are still felt from America's involvement in the Vietnam War. When his family suffered persecution following the U.S. withdrawal from Southeast Asia as a result of his father's work for the CIA, Phrasavath's mother fled with eight of her ten children to a life of poverty in Brooklyn.
Director: | Ellen Kuras, Thavisouk Phrasavath |
Writer(s): | Thavisouk Phrasavath, Ellen Kuras |
Official Site: | www.thebetrayalmovie.com/ |