Indochine is a 1992 French film set in colonial
French Indochina during the 1930s to 50s. It is the story of Éliane Devries, a French plantation owner, and of her adopted
Vietnamese daughter, Camille, with the rising
Vietnamese nationalist movement set as a backdrop. The screenplay was written by novelist
Érik Orsenna, scriptwriters
Louis Gardel, Catherine Cohen, and
Régis Wargnier, who also directed the film. The film stars
Catherine Deneuve,
Vincent Pérez,
Linh Dan Pham,
Jean Yanne and
Dominique Blanc. The film won the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the
65th Academy Awards.