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Operation Popcorn

The CIA forms a partnership with Hmong tribesmen in Laos during the Vietnam War, leading to their relocation to the US as refugees. Years later, a mysterious figure with suspected CIA connections reaches out to a Hmong individual in California, triggering a tangled web of espionage.

In the aftermath of the Vietnam War, the CIA enlisted the help of Hmong tribesmen in Laos to combat the Communist forces, subsequently relocating them to the United States as refugees. Four decades later, a mysterious figure with potential ties to the CIA approaches a Hmong human rights advocate in California, proposing a deal to acquire weapons and reignite the fight.

Info about Operation Popcorn

Originally Released: United States, Apr 14, 2015

Production Country: United States

Genres:Biography, Crime, Documentary, History, War