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The 17th Parallel

7.119681h 53mMovieWarDocumentary

On the border of North and South Vietnam, civilians live underground and cultivate their land in the dead of night, farmers take up arms, and bombs fall like clockwork. Joris Ivens and Marceline Loridan’s record of daily life in one of the…

DirectorsJoris Ivens·Marceline Loridan-Ivens
WritersJoris Ivens·Marceline Loridan-Ivens

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The 17th Parallel — streaming FAQ

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The 17th Parallel is streaming on DocAlliance Films in Canada. It's not currently on Netflix.

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