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Don Duong August 27 1957 December 8 2011 was a Vietnamese actor Initially employed at a local pharmaceutical firm he then studied acting under the guidance of veteran actor Nguyễn Chánh Tín and started taking on supporting roles in small budget films gradually establishing himself through frequent collaborations with arthouse directors In 1990s he was among the most critically acclaimed actors of contemporary Vietnamese cinema having received a Best Actor award at 1992 Vietnam Film Festival and starred in many cultclassics beloved by the public Additionally he also began to receive offers from Hollywood directors around this time thanks to a role in the awardwinning Three Seasons1999 by Tony Bui In 2002 Don Duong came under fire for his role as Viet Minh general Nguyễn Hữu An in Mel Gibsons We are Soldiers the film was critically panned by the local public and authorities alike who denounced it as historical denialism and Don Duongs portrayal as tarnishing the image of the Vietnamese Army Unable to deal with the increasing hostilities the actor had to emigrate to America and lived there until his death in 2011