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Heaven and Earth

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Le Ly lives in a small Vietnamese village whose serenity is shattered when war breaks out. Caught between the Viet Cong and the South Vietnamese army, the village is all but destroyed. After being both brutalized and raped, Le Ly resolves to flee. She leaves for the city, surviving desperate situations, but surviving nonetheless. Eventually she meets a U.S. Marine named Steve Butler who treats her kindly and tells her he would like to be married -- maybe to her.
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Critics Consensus

Heaven & Earth is a well-intentioned glimpse into an underrepresented perspective on Vietnam, but Oliver Stone's solemn storytelling keeps audiences at a fatal distance from Hiep Thi Le's enigmatic heroine.

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David Ansen Newsweek Mar 13, 2015
Some of the parts are undeniably gripping; what gets lost are the characters themselves. Go to Full Review Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Nov 21, 2004
1/5
What Oliver Stone has created is his Mrs. Miniver for the Vietnam era. Go to Full Review Janet Maslin New York Times Jun 5, 2004
2.5/5
Mr. Stone tells this tale vigorously, but he has the wrong cinematic vocabulary for his heroine's essentially passive experience. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Nov 16, 2024
3/4
While the third film in Oliver Stone’s Vietnam War trilogy is easily the weakest, it nevertheless deserved a better fate than it received. Go to Full Review Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault Aug 31, 2022
B-
Stone rams the heroine’s agony down your throat instead of letting you feel it for yourself. Go to Full Review Robert Stone The New York Review of Books Aug 15, 2018
From the moment the war intrudes on the landscape with the coming of the French troops in the 1950s, the mood is somber and almost ceremonial and perhaps for that reason the many emotional scenes fail to move us. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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thiago s @Thiagostone Jan 18, 2026 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Mo S. @9mr_0 Dec 17, 2025 فيلم حلو و قصة جيده تصوير واخراج رائع See more Munkhchimeg T @RT64187897 Aug 7, 2024 What a romantic movie 😍. Soooo lovely to feel their chemistry ⚛️ See more Geke g @RT40239519 Aug 7, 2024 It is really shows what’s the difference between heaven and hell. Amazing See more Bahad j @RT27093708 Aug 6, 2024 This idea of ​​the film shooting technique director made the film more attractive to people. See more Jul 2, 2022 The greatest 02 hours: and 20 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Read all reviews
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Uli Lommel

Director

Tommy Lee Jones

Steve Butler

Hiep Thi Le

Le Ly

Joan Chen

Mama

Haing S. Ngor

Papa

Debbie Reynolds

Eugenia

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Synopsis Le Ly lives in a small Vietnamese village whose serenity is shattered when war breaks out. Caught between the Viet Cong and the South Vietnamese army, the village is all but destroyed. After being both brutalized and raped, Le Ly resolves to flee. She leaves for the city, surviving desperate situations, but surviving nonetheless. Eventually she meets a U.S. Marine named Steve Butler who treats her kindly and tells her he would like to be married -- maybe to her.
Director
Uli Lommel
Producer
Uli Lommel, A. Kitman Ho, Robert Kline, Arnon Milchan, Oliver Stone
Screenwriter
Oliver Stone
Production Co
Canal+, Warner Brothers/Seven Arts, Alcor Films
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 25, 1993, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 8, 2015
Runtime
2h 32m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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