In North America, most of us have a place we could go 'back' to. 'Motherland: The 14-Day Tour' is a collage based documentary forming a portrait of Marco Pringle as he visits Viet Nam for ... See full summary
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In North America, most of us have a place we could go 'back' to. 'Motherland: The 14-Day Tour' is a collage based documentary forming a portrait of Marco Pringle as he visits Viet Nam for the first time, which was the childhood home of is Mother. The filmmaker, Marco's wife, wonders if he will feel some connection to this distant land and its people despite possessing no Vietnamese language skills and only vague impressions of its culture. They spend two weeks touring present-day Viet Nam while thinking about a family history experienced more as fable than fact. Within this context, the film poses questions about the meaning of cultural roots and contemplates the artifice of tourism.
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 | Marco Pringle | - | As Himself (voice) |