The 17th Parallel - 1968

On the border of North and South Vietnam, civilians live underground and cultivate their land in the dead of night, farmers take up arms, and bombs fall like clockwork. Joris Ivens and Marceline Loridan’s record of daily life in one of the most volatile regions of a war-torn, divided country is both a hazardous piece of first-hand journalism and a shattering work in its own right, simmering with barely repressed anger.

113min
1968
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.6/10

About The 17th Parallel

The 17th Parallel Overview

On the border of North and South Vietnam, civilians live underground and cultivate their land in the dead of night, farmers take up arms, and bombs fall like clockwork. Joris Ivens and Marceline Loridan’s record of daily life in one of the most volatile regions of a war-torn, divided country is both a hazardous piece of first-hand journalism and a shattering work in its own right, simmering with barely repressed anger.

Runtime: 113min

Extra details

Original Title: Le dix-septième parallèle, la guerre du peuple
Original Language: French
Directed By: Joris Ivens
Production Companies
Argos FilmsCapi Films