The Forgotten War

(1967)

★ 5.3 IMDb · 7 votes

Year: 1967

Runtime: 19 мин

Country: Cuba

Director: Santiago Álvarez

Cast: Julio Batista

Plot

Focuses on the history of foreign intervention in Laos, first by France and then by the United States. It shows how the liberation forces of Laos, under continuous U.S. bombing, were able to run an entire society in hidden caves and tunnels. Through the leadership of the Pathet Lao, they organized schools, cultural activities, clinics, as well as political and military activities literally underground.