Starting Place (1994)

• Documentary

In this film from late in his career, Kramer returns to Hanoi after nearly 25 years to re-envision the city’s struggle through an uncertain and daunting past, present, and future. The Vietnamese characters in the film are diverse: Kramer’s former guide from an earlier visit in 1969; a tight-rope walker in the national circus; a man who took photos of B-52s and another who lost his fingers shooting them down.

Rating

7 / 10 (6 votes)

Release date

March 9, 1994

Runtime

1h 20m

Language

French

Director

Robert Kramer

Status

Released