Last Days in Vietnam

Last Days in Vietnam

Tuesday, October 13, 2015 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
  • Library Hall

Forty years after the fall of Saigon.....a free screening of the Academy Award nominated Best Documentary film by Rory Kennedy.

“A remarkable piece of work that should be seen by everyone who thinks they know everything about the Vietnam War.”—Indiewire

North Vietnamese Army closes in on Saigon as South Vietnamese resistance crumbles. The United States has only a skeleton crew of diplomats and military operatives still in the country. As Communist victory becomes inevitable and the U.S. readies to withdraw, some Americans begin to consider the certain imprisonment and possible death of their South Vietnamese allies, co-workers, and friends. Meanwhile, the prospect of an official evacuation of South Vietnamese becomes terminally delayed by Congressional gridlock and the inexplicably optimistic U.S. Ambassador. With the clock ticking and the city under fire, a number of heroic Americans take matters into their own hands, engaging in unsanctioned and often makeshift operations in a desperate effort to save as many South Vietnamese lives as possible.

Run time: 98 min.