Days on the shore

In 1975 the communist regime in North Vietnam came to power in South Vietnam and the countries were united after 20 years of separation. In the following years, several hundred thousands of people fled and many of them ended as boat refugees in their seeking for a new life without suppression.

Our protagonist and his family are amongst these people. Together with a handful of other refugees, the boat is their only chance to flee. But they don't get far before they are run down by a patrol boat. A confrontation is inevitable.