Anyone speak Vietnamese/French? I have a question about a line in The Deer Hunter…?

During the first Russian Roulette scene (going to try to give nothing away) one man has a gun to his head and a soldier keeps striking him and yelling "MAO!"* repeatedly. Any Vietnamese/French speakers know what this means? (I say French as well, because it's widely spoken over there due to the French occupation of the country before the war.)

* "MAO" is pronounced just like it's spelled...as in Mao Zedong.
Bueller...?

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2 Responses to “Anyone speak Vietnamese/French? I have a question about a line in The Deer Hunter…?”

  1. vichick Says:

    ‘mao’ is not french

  2. Quynh Says:

    It’s “mau”, which means “fast”.

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