(2008) [Trailer]
Director: Ellen Kuras, Thavisouk Phrasavath
Synopsis: During the Vietnam Way a family from Laos escapes to America but find their new home isn't all what it's cracked up to be.
The overal story in The Betrayal isn't too unique, but still... it offers enough curve balls to keep it interesting enough. The two main subjects are Thavi and his mother, the mother is pretty depressing but in an interesting way... if that makes sense. What really makes this documentary is the commitment made to it by the director/cinematographer. It's footage spans over decades and it's incredible to see Thavi hanging out on a street corner in Brooklyn as a teenager one minute, then see him as an adult the next minute. There's also a lot of beautiful footage spread throughout and a pretty pleasing score to accompany it.
This was nominated for an Oscar but lost to Man on Wire (which is a much better doc) but it's still deserving and I would recommend it.
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