London—The film "Battle's poison cloud" featuring the Agent Orange legacy on Vietnamese people was screened at Kings College in London on Monday.
The film, shot by Cecile Trijssenaar, is an expose of the aftermath left to Vietnamese people by the dioxin Agent Orange the US troops sprayed during the war in Viet Nam.
"Battle's poison cloud", having won an award at the intenational film festival held in Moscow and a grand prize at a film festival in Las Vegas this year, was also screened on Australia's ABC television and will entertain film lovers in New York this November.
President of the Britain-Viet Nam Friendship Society Len Aldis said the film drew film lovers when it was first screened at the London School of Economics (LSE) in January this year. The film will be screened at the school of Oriental and African Studies and Leeds University later this year.
Len said that the film carries a message reminding the people of the consequences of Agent Orange defoliants used by the US during the war.
The US troops sprayed millions of liters of defoliants in southern Viet Nam from 1961 to the end of the war, directly affecting around one million Vietnamese.
source: http://www.vnagency.com.vn/NewsA.asp?LANGUAGE_ID=2&CATEGORY_ID=31&NEWS_ID=26154 7oct03
Battle's Poison Cloud
Fipatel / Royaume-Uni
Pendant la guerre du Vietnam (1956-1973), les forces américaines ont expérimenté des milliers de produits chimiques pour éliminer le feuillage des forêts et débusquer l'ennemi. Selon le Département de la Défense, 66,6 millions de litres de produits chimiques ont été répandus, causant aujourd'hui encore des dégâts dévastateurs. Depuis la guerre, le Vietnam a enregistré un taux très élevé de malformations chez les nouveau-nés. Pourtant, les Etats-Unis refusent toujours d'admettre un lien avec la dioxine. Aujourd'hui, une douzaine de zones nécessiteraient une évacuation immédiate et un nettoyage total. Mais cela coûtera des milliers de dollars... Tant que les Etats-Unis ne reconnaîtront pas leur responsabilité, les Vietnamiens devront poursuivre une guerre dont le bruit des combats a disparu depuis longtemps.
During the Vietnam War (1956-1973), the US forces experimented with thousands of chemicals to kill the foliage of the forests and reveal the enemy. According to the US Defense Department, 17,6 million gallons of chemicals were used, still causing devastating damages. Vietnam has, since the war, recorded extraordinarily high numbers of birth abnormalities. However, the United States refuses to acknowledge the link between dioxin poisoning and malformations while they do recognize the effects of Agent Orange on their own vets and children. Today, 12 hotspots in South Vietnam calls for immediate evacuation and clean up. But this will cost thousands of dollars... Without the USA acknowledging their responsibility, Vietnamese people will continue to fight the war, long after the battle cry is silent.
Fipatel / Royaume-Uni
Réalisation : Cécile Trijssenaar
Image : Cécile Trijssenaar
Montage : Cécile Trijssenaar
Musique : Stuart Millar, Tristin Norwell
Production : Tambuti Films,
4, Antrobus rd,
W4 5H1 London, Royaume-Uni
Tél : +44 208 74 74 099
Email : tambutifilms@aol.com
Ventes : Tambuti Films,
4, Antrobus rd,
W4 5H1 London, Royaume-Uni
Tél : +44 208 74 74 099
Email : tambutifilms@aol.com
Format : Betacam Digital. Couleur
Durée : 54 mn
Année de production : 2002
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/fipa/prog/2003_fipatel/fip_07359.htm
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