In late April, the new romantic comedy "A Tourist's Guide to Love," directed by Asian American director Steven Tsuchida, soared to the top of Netflix's global English-language films chart. The movie made the streaming platform's top 10 in 89 countries, presenting a new face of Vietnam after decades of Hollywood's obsession with the Vietnam War era.
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Dark side of 'A Tourist's Guide to Love'
Hit movie gives Vietnam fresh image, but risks unsustainable visitor boom
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A scene from "A Tourist's Guide to Love": Vietnamese media and tour operators are already offering guided tours to the film's main shooting locations. (Courtesy of Netflix)
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