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The Empathizer
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The Empathizer

Oct 13, 2024
0h 59m
★ 0.0

Young overseas-born Vietnamese immigrants are returning to the country their parents fled decades ago. Why?

Overview

Standup comedian Fred Le hears the stories of a diverse range of young overseas-born Vietnamese who made their way back to the land that their parents left following the end of the Vietnam War. The Empathizer explores identity and the impact of trauma among Việt Kiều who grew up a generation removed from tragic events of the past.

Genres

Documentary
Comedy

Production Companies

Year of the Cat LLC
Champion & King

Cast

Andy Van

Andy Van

Alex Duong

Alex Duong

Viet Nguyen

Viet Nguyen

Sean Porter

Sean Porter

Matt Tran

Matt Tran

An Pham

An Pham

Khanh-Linh Le

Khanh-Linh Le

Levi Oi

Levi Oi

Cindy Huynh

Cindy Huynh

Khoa Tran

Khoa Tran

Vanessa Nhu

Vanessa Nhu

The Minh Nguyen

The Minh Nguyen

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