Ngo Dinh Diem 25 June 1954, Diệm returned from exile, arriving at Tân Sơn Nhứt airport in Saigon. On 7 July 1954, Diệm established his new government with a cabinet of 18 people. On 21 July 1954, the Geneva accords temporarily partitioned Vietnam at the 17th parallel, pending elections in 1956 to reunify the country. The Democratic Republic of Vietnam controlled the north, while the French-backed State of Vietnam controlled the south with Diệm as the Prime Minister. Diệm criticized the French for abandoning North Vietnam to the Communists at Geneva, claimed that the terms did not represent the will of the Vietnamese
The Divided Heart combined into one "Best Actress" award), and this was the only year in which both awards were won by actresses from the same film. The film also won the "UN Award". It also received nominations in the "Best Film" and "Best British Film" categories, and Whittingham was nominated for "Best British Screenplay". In the U.S., "The Divided Heart" was named among the top 5 foreign films at the 1955 National Board of Review Awards. The Divided Heart The Divided Heart is a black-and-white British film directed by Charles Crichton and released in 1954. The film is a drama, based on