VIETNAM NURSES

Year: 2005

Classification: Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG

Runtime: 52 min

Produced In: Australia

Directed By: Polly Watkins

Produced By: Beth Frey, Lizzette Atkins

Language: English

AUD$34.95

price includes GST and postage

The untold story of the young Australian Army nurses who served at the only Australian-run field hospital in the Vietnam War.

Arriving in Saigon amidst the stifling heat and the overwhelming US military presence, six young Australian army nurses found themselves hit with the reality of the Vietnam War. Based at Vung Tau at the only Australian field hospital, the nurses were little prepared for the horrific injuries they were confronted with. Even for those with trauma experience, it was a huge learning curve.

From the thrill of riding in a chopper across the beautiful Vietnamese countryside to the life and death situations they faced in theatre and intensive care, the women tell the untold stories of their Vietnam War.

4 AFI AWARD NOMINATIONS (2006) including BEST DOCUMENTARY and BEST DIRECTOR IN A DOCUMENTARY

PRINCIPLE CREDITS

Written and Directed by Polly Watkins
Produced by Beth Frey and Lizzette Atkins
Editor - Tony Stevens
Director of Photography - Michael Williams
Music by John Willsteed
Sound Designer - Livia Ruzic
Sound Recordist - Mark Tarpey

Principal Investor - Australian Film Finance Corporation
Produced in association with SBS Independent
Developed with the Assistance of Film Victoria
Developed in association with the Australian Film Commission

VIETNAM NURSES

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