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The Empathizer

The Empathizer

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

2024•59m
DocumentaryComedy

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.

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Production

Year of the Cat LLC, Champion & King

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Andy Van

Alex Duong

Alex Duong

Viet Nguyen

Sean Porter

Matt Tran

An Pham

Khanh-Linh Le

Levi Oi

Cindy Huynh

Khoa Tran

Vanessa Nhu

The Minh Nguyen

Tin Nguyen

Tue “TK” Tran

Daniel Trinh

Quan/Troc

Tuan Anh Nguyen

Tue-Si Nguyen

HoaiHuong Le

Cuc Ly

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