Last Days in Vietnam (Academy Award–nominated documentary)
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"Last Days in Vietnam" is a historical documentary film that chronicles the chaotic final weeks of the Vietnam War and the dramatic evacuation of Saigon, highlighting the moral dilemmas faced by American and Vietnamese individuals involved.
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| Last Days in Vietnam (Academy Award–nominated documentary) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Last Days in Vietnam (Academy Award–nominated documentary) Context triple: [Rory Kennedy, notableWork, Last Days in Vietnam (Academy Award–nominated documentary)]
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A.
My Lai village
My Lai village is a settlement in central Vietnam infamous as the site of the 1968 My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War.
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B.
Back in Vietnam
"Back in Vietnam" is a song by Lenny Kravitz featured on his 2007 album *It Is Time for a Love Revolution*.
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C.
The Killing Fields
The Killing Fields is a 1984 historical drama film about the Cambodian genocide under the Khmer Rouge, focusing on the harrowing experiences of a journalist and his interpreter.
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D.
“The Brother in Vietnam”
“The Brother in Vietnam” is a chapter from Maxine Hong Kingston’s book *China Men* that explores the experiences and emotional turmoil of a Chinese American soldier serving in the Vietnam War.
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E.
Crypt of the Unknown from the Vietnam War
The Crypt of the Unknown from the Vietnam War is a burial vault at Arlington National Cemetery that once honored an unidentified American service member from the Vietnam War as part of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Last Days in Vietnam (Academy Award–nominated documentary) Target entity description: "Last Days in Vietnam" is a historical documentary film that chronicles the chaotic final weeks of the Vietnam War and the dramatic evacuation of Saigon, highlighting the moral dilemmas faced by American and Vietnamese individuals involved.
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A.
My Lai village
My Lai village is a settlement in central Vietnam infamous as the site of the 1968 My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War.
-
B.
Back in Vietnam
"Back in Vietnam" is a song by Lenny Kravitz featured on his 2007 album *It Is Time for a Love Revolution*.
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C.
The Killing Fields
The Killing Fields is a 1984 historical drama film about the Cambodian genocide under the Khmer Rouge, focusing on the harrowing experiences of a journalist and his interpreter.
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D.
“The Brother in Vietnam”
“The Brother in Vietnam” is a chapter from Maxine Hong Kingston’s book *China Men* that explores the experiences and emotional turmoil of a Chinese American soldier serving in the Vietnam War.
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E.
Crypt of the Unknown from the Vietnam War
The Crypt of the Unknown from the Vietnam War is a burial vault at Arlington National Cemetery that once honored an unidentified American service member from the Vietnam War as part of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | documentary film ⓘ |
| academyAwardsEdition | 87th Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Historical Documentary (nominated) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical events ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Don Kleszy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
crowds attempting to flee South Vietnam
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helicopter evacuations from the U.S. Embassy in Saigon ⓘ |
| director | Rory Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
American Experience Films
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PBS Distribution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Brian Johnson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chyld King NERFINISHED ⓘ Don Kleszy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAiredOn | PBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
moral dilemmas faced by American personnel
ⓘ
moral dilemmas faced by Vietnamese civilians ⓘ |
| genre |
historical documentary
ⓘ
war documentary ⓘ |
| hasInterviewWith |
American diplomats
ⓘ
South Vietnamese officials ⓘ U.S. military personnel ⓘ Vietnamese refugees ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Gary Lionelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrator | Henry Kissinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | American Experience NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Keven McAlester
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark Bailey NERFINISHED ⓘ Rory Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Moxie Firecracker Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2014-01-17 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 98 ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | final weeks of the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Saigon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Fall of Saigon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Frequent Wind NERFINISHED ⓘ South Vietnamese refugees ⓘ United States withdrawal from Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ evacuation of Saigon ⓘ |
| writer |
Keven McAlester
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark Bailey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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