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One family’s harrowing escape from postwar Vietnam, told in a poignant metaphor | Aeon Videos

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Summary
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59% Informative

Animated adaptation of Thao Lam's children’s book The Paper Boat: A Refugee Story ( 2020 ) The short film describes the treacherous journey of Lam 's family out of Vietnam .

With its meticulously constructed sound design and imagery, the acclaimed short ponders the power and limits of metaphor for understanding the world.

VR Score

44

Informative language

35

Neutral language

65

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

73

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

long-living

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no external sources

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