The Betrayal (2008)
The Betrayal - Nerakhoon
96 min
Co-directed by acclaimed cinematographer Ellen Kuras and subject Thavisouk Phrasavath, this haunting documentary chronicles a refugee family’s epic journey from Laos in the aftermath of the secret war waged by the United States there to New York, where they find themselves fighting a different kind of war on the streets of Brooklyn. Filmed over the course of 23 years, THE BETRAYAL is a visually and emotionally stunning look at the complex ways in which the political shapes the personal.
- Release date
- November 21, 2008
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Thavisouk Phrasavath as Narrator
Crew
- Ellen Kuras · Director
- Ellen Kuras · Writer
- Thavisouk Phrasavath · Writer
- Flora Fernandez-Marengo · Producer
- Ellen Kuras · Producer
- Flora Fernández Marengo · Producer
- Howard Shore · Composer
- Ellen Kuras · Cinematographer
- Thavisouk Phrasavath · Editor