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The Sympathizer (Vietnamese: Cảm tình viên) is a historical black comedy drama miniseries based on the 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Viet Thanh Nguyen. The series was created by co-showrunners Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar, with Park directing for the series as well.
With Hoa Xuande, Robert Downey Jr., Fred Nguyen Khan, Vy Le. Near the end of the Vietnam War, a plant who was embedded in the South Vietnam army flees to the United States and takes up residence in a refugee community where he continues to secretly spy and report back to the Viet Cong.
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- 2024-04-14
- Comedy, Drama, History
- Hoa Xuande, Robert Downey Jr., Toan Le
The Sympathizer is the 2015 debut novel by Vietnamese-American professor and writer Viet Thanh Nguyen. It is a best-selling novel, and recipient of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The novel received generally positive acclaim from critics. It was named on more than 30 best book of the year lists and a New York Times Editor's Choice.
- Viet Thanh Nguyen
- 2015
A half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy struggles with his identity and loyalty in the Vietnam War and LA. Watch the trailer, stream the episodes, and explore the cast and crew of this espionage thriller and satire.
Apr 10, 2024 · The unnamed narrator of “The Sympathizer” flees the fall of Saigon as a refugee and lands up in sunny Los Angeles in the late ‘70s. Like many immigrants in America, he suffers racist insults, works jobs he doesn’t particularly enjoy or want to do, and struggles to feel at home in a strange new land.
Near the end of the Vietnam War, a spy who was embedded in the South Vietnam army flees to the United States and takes up residence in a refugee community, where he continues to gather ...
May 28, 2024 · The Sympathizer finale is filled with twists, leading to a reveal of the Captain's repressed memories and true identity of his father. The Captain's confession is questioned, revealing him as an unreliable narrator with distorted perspectives on events in the series.
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