Child of Dust
Poland, Vietnam, Sweden, Czech Republic, Qatar2025documentary93'Documentary CompetitionNational Competition
Sang was one of hundreds of thousands of children sired by American soldiers during the Vietnam War. Today, as a mature man, he would like to meet his biological father. The trip to the US means a lot to him, but when he meets his new family, nothing is as he expected. The journey in search of one’s own identity and a sense of belonging turns into a story about the wrongs suffered, unprocessed traumas and cultural differences. Travelling to and fro between the two continents, the film shows up close how this unusual meeting after so many years affected both sides and what it revealed in the process.
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- Weronika Mliczewska
Director, anthropologist, producer, and graduate of universities in the UK, Poland, and the USA. Her interdisciplinary education and extensive travel experience enable her to tell universal stories set in diverse cultural contexts. Her documentary films, including The Long Way, Speechless in Japan, and Catalan Dream, have been presented at international festivals and broadcast on television. Child of Dust is her feature-length documentary debut. She is also the author of a book and a speaker at numerous public events.
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