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Saigon Kiss

film type fiction Production Country Australia, Germany, Viet Nam production year 2024 runtime 22'00 colour Color
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.37:1 sound format Stereo original-language Vietnamese subtitles German, English

Mo is roaming through the rush-hour traffic to avoid an unwanted phone call. When she meets Vicky by the side of the street with her broken-down motorbike, a visceral chance encounter unfolds between the two young queer women on the loud streets of Saigon.

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director Hong Anh Nguyen Production Andrew Undi Lee, Thi Xuan Trang Nguyen Script Hong Anh Nguyen Cast Vu Truc Nhu Nguyen, Thuong Le Editing Le Hoang Phuc Nguyen DOP Cong Minh Trang Szenenbild / Production Design Minh Duong Nguyen Sound Design Thanh Long Vu
Festivals
2024 Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, Saarbrücken, Germany
2024 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France (Special Mention by Queer Jury)
Production
  • Turn About Entertainment
  • Andrew Undi Lee
  • http://www.undi.co
Distribution
  • Turn About Entertainment
  • Andrew Undi Lee
  • http://www.undi.co
Sales
  • Turn About Entertainment
  • Andrew Undi Lee
  • http://www.undi.co

Hong Anh Nguyen

Hong Anh Nguyen is a queer German-Vietnamese writer, director, and editor currently based in Frankfurt am Main and Ho Chi Minh City. Her work focuses on exploring the tension, tenderness, and intimacy inherent in encounters between people, often strangers.

Filmography
2017 AMBER BLUE
2022 KATT: VIETNAM'S FIRST FEMALE STUNT COORDINATOR
2023 VIETNAM'S ALL-FEMALE DEMINING TEAM
2023 ACROSS THE BORDER
2023 GAP | GẶP
2024 SAIGON KISS