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Mother Saigon (2023) [N/A]

Written by:
Jonathan Bernier
Khoa Lê

Directed by:
Khoa Lê


Release Date:
April 22, 2023

Original Title:
Má Sài Gòn

Genres:
Documentary

Production Companies:
Les Films de L'Autre

Production Countries:
Canada

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 98

Overview from TheMovieDB

In Saigon, family culture carries on as it has for centuries, even when blood ties are broken. Through a mosaic of intimate portraits, Má Sài Gòn explores humanity’s universal desire for love, acceptance, connection and belonging through an LGBTQ+ lens. The film is a love letter – a bittersweet ode to a comforting yet disturbing mother, to a city that is as liberating as it is oppressive.

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Overview from Open Movies

In this mosaic of intimate portraits, a group of humans from Saigon's LGBTQ community struggle to find their place and reconnect with their families in a city where social norms still reject them.

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Mother Saigon (2023) on IMDb
Awards Won: 1 win

Production

Director:
Khoa Lê

Director of Photography:
Mathieu Laverdière

Editor:
Isabelle Daveau
Ariane Pétel-Despots
Khoa Lê

Original Music Composer:
Marie-Hélène Leclerc-Delorme

Producer:
Khoa Lê

Sound:
Simon Gervais
Bruno Bélanger
Nguyen Ngoc Tân
Lynne Trépanier

Writer:
Khoa Lê
Jonathan Bernier

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