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Jimmy in Saigon (2022)

Name: Jimmy in Saigon
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023-03-12T17:11:12+01:00

Documentary | 89 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 89 minuten

Country: United States

Directed by: Peter McDowell

IMDb score: 7,7 (90)

Releasedate: 19 March 2022

Jimmy in Saigon plot

When his brother Jimmy died mysteriously in Vietnam in 1972, gay filmmaker Peter McDowell was just a child. As an adult, armed with a video camera, Peter sets out to find the brother he never knew. The documentary that follows is set up like a detective story and follows Peter's search for the truth about the strikingly enigmatic brother that the family is silent about. Jimmy was a rebellious boy who was drafted to fight in Vietnam. He stunned his family by returning to Saigon after his military service to enjoy "hedonistic pleasures." Jimmy's letters home mentioned a Vietnamese girlfriend, but Peter suspects that Jimmy was enthralled by something or someone else.