Fleeing to Freedom

Seventeen people flee their home country in a tiny fishing boat on the open sea. They sneak out of communist Vietnam under the cover of darkness, heading for the South China Sea-and freedom. On board is a pregnant mother, carrying her third child. Two young daughters. And a father, a former soldier with nothing in his pockets but a pack of cigarettes. Leaving behind a land they love and fear, they navigate unexpected perils and terrifying times in their daring escape. This true and inspiring mem