Top Cast
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Khanthaly
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Amkha Ouparasane
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Vongdeuane Phonsavan
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Somchit Vongsamang
Overview
Set in a small village in Vientiane Province in the early 1970s. Pathet Lao troops have gained the upper hand over the US-backed Royal Laotian army. The government wants to use the village as a base for a counter-offensive.
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