“The General & Me” (93 mn),  a film by Tiana Alexandra-Silliphant about the Viet Namese history teacher who made history.  

In 1987, Silliphant travelled to Hanoi against her father’s wishes to seek out the reclusive Vietnamese general who beat the French at Dien Bien Phu. Vo Nguyen Giap had been her father's history teacher before both wars. For two decades, she filmed this moving documentary about VietNam and America. Her candid talks with the generals she eventually befriended are priceless and rich with new perspectives and understanding about the conflict. The interviews are mostly in French with english subtitles but the narration is in English

The scene with the architect of the war, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, is unmissable and a telling confrontation with General Westmoreland  is sadly reminiscent of today's politics. 

Music by Philip Glass