Rory Kennedy's Last Days in Vietnam chronicles the chaotic final days of the Vietnam War which saw the North Vietnamese Army bearing down on Saigon even after the flimsy peace treaty was signed. The approaching North Vietnamese troops sent the Southern Vietnamese citizens into a panic, and with the White House orders to evacuate only U.S. Citizens, U.S. soldiers and diplomats were faced with a moral dilemma. Obey government orders or go against them, risking their lives to save the lives of as many South Vietnamese citizens as possible. Last Days In Vietnam is a film about the moral obligations all of us have as members of humanity, capturing how rules or orders sometimes don't align with morality. While Last Days in Vietnam isn't particularly innovative in its craft, using a mixture of archival footage and personal testimonies, the film features some of the best use of archival footage in a documentary I've seen in awhile, creating a narrative and giving the viewer poignant insight into magnitude and chaos of this situation. Last Days In Vietnam is a film full of tension and suspense, playing out more like a narrative than a documentary, as the conflict intensifies. It reveals the humanistic and moral qualities that come to the surface in dire circumstances, as many brave American soldiers and citizens risked their lives to help out Southern Vietnamese civilians. A gracefully told story, Rory Kennedy's Last Days in Vietnam is a powerful story that is part thriller, part moral drama, representing a microcosm of Vietnam as a whole.
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