Dear brothers and sisters,

This is an emotional film. You can watch the film’s introduction below. I’ll just share my feelings about the film and the score.

Right from the first minutes of the film, I saw images of vast rice fields and low mountains that looked quite familiar to me. I thought of the fields in Ngu Hanh Son mountains, across the Han River, in my hometown Da Nang, although until I visited this place when I was in high school, there weren’t many rice fields left. And it’s true that the film was set in Ngu Hanh Son because the main character was born and raised here. Coincidentally, the main actress was also from Da Nang.

The film is a true story of a woman who was a victim of war – the war between the Communists and the Republic of Vietnam and the United States. She was the one who stood between war and peace, as well as suffering and happiness.

Study our history and practice positive spirituality.

Now, enjoy the film and the score. The score won a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score. All tracks are written by Kitaro.

Have a nice day.

PTH

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Heaven & Earth (1993)

Wikipedia – Heaven & Earth is a 1993 American biographical war drama film written and directed by Oliver Stone, and starring Tommy Lee Jones, Haing S. Ngor, Joan Chen, and Hiep Thi Le. It is the third and final film in Stone’s Vietnam War trilogy, following Platoon (1986) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989).

The film was based on the books When Heaven and Earth Changed Places and Child of War, Woman of Peace, both authored by Le Ly Hayslip about her experiences during and after the Vietnam War. It received mixed reviews and performed poorly at the box office.

Plot

Le Ly is a girl growing up in a Vietnamese village. Her life changes when communist insurgents show up in the village to defend against the forces of France and then the United States. During the American involvement, Le Ly is captured and tortured by South Vietnamese troops who suspect she is a spy for the North, and later raped by the Viet Cong because they suspect that she is a traitor to the North. After the rape, her relationship with her village is destroyed, and she and her family are forced to move.

Her family moves to Saigon and she is employed by a family there. The master of the household misleads her into believing that he genuinely cares for her, and she falls for him and gets pregnant by him. The master’s wife becomes enraged and Le Ly’s whole family is forced to move back to their former province. There she meets Steve Butler, a Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. When she first meets him she is not interested in a boyfriend or marriage, having been through so much suffering. Steve falls for Le Ly and treats her very well, making a big difference in her life while in Vietnam.

The two leave Vietnam and move to San Diego. Their life together begins well, but years of killing in the war have taken their toll on Steve, who becomes uncontrollably violent. The relationship falters, despite Le Ly’s attempts to reconcile with Steve. After an impassioned plea by Le Ly for Steve to come back to her, he dies by suicide. Many years following this tragic experience, Le Ly returns to Vietnam with her sons. She briefly reunites with her eldest’s father who she introduces his son to, and he tearfully embraces his son. She then takes her sons to her former village to meet her family and shows them where she came from.

Heaven & Earth film (1993) Kitaro – Heaven And Earth (Land Theme) Kitaro – Heaven And Earth (End Title)