

The General Retires
1988-04-01 · 90 min · ★ 7.5
A general who devoted his life to the communist cause, retires, only to find that his household is in disarray, his grown children money-grubbing, and Vietnamese society far from the rosy picture of equality he'd imagined he'd helped make it.
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- Directors
- Nguyễn Khắc Lợi
- Production companies
- Vietnam Feature Film Studio
- Countries
- Vietnam
- Status
- Released
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Mạnh LinhGeneral Thuấn
Hoàng CúcThủy
Trần HạnhMr. Cơ
Thu AnMs. Thuấn
Hoàng DũngKhổng
Tú OanhLài
Chiều XuânKim Chi
Mai Chau
Hoà Tâm
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