Hoa Xuande has been waiting to get some good lines. It all comes down to language in "The Sympathizer," in which Xuande plays Captain, a bilingual double agent whose ability to speak fluent Vietnamese and English makes him an invaluable asset for everyone he encounters. Robert Downey Jr. in "The Sympathizer" As those who technically lost the war, it's the …
The protagonist of Park Chan-wook's latest HBO series, The Sympathizer, is self-admittedly 'a synthesis of incompatibilities.' Centred around the Vietnam war, we see this layered story via our unreliable narrator, played brilliantly by Xuande. However, initially, we see Captain working for the General and the South Vietnam, with the American support, which has been charismatically portrayed by Hollywood superstar Robert …
