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The Sound of the Violin in My Lai
The Sound of the Violin in My Lai (Vietnamese: Tiếng vĩ cầm ở Mỹ Lai) is a short film that examines the history and legacy of the My Lai massacre, an incident of the Vietnam War in which hundreds of Vietnamese civilians were massacred by U.S. Army soldiers. The film investigates the effects of the massacre, with the story centering on the return of American soldiers Hugh Thompson and Larry Colburn to My Lai on the 30th anniversary of the event.
The film
's "Cô gái trên sông" ("Girl on the River", 1987), Nguyển Khắc Lợi's "Tướng về hưu" ("The Retired General") and Ðặng Nhật Minh's "Mùa ổi" ("Guava Season", 2001).
Tony Bui's "Ba mùa" ("Three Seasons", 1998) won prizes at the Sundance Film Festival in 1998. Trần Văn Thủy's "Tiếng vĩ cầm ở Mỹ Lai" ("The Sound of the Violin at My Lai