Saigon Love Story is Vietnams first movie musical filmed entirely on location in Vietnam including Saigon and Phan Thiet. One of the first films independently produced outside of the Communist controlled film industry, overseas Vietnamese director Ringo Le decided to return to his birthplace to shoot his first feature film project. Saigon Love Story had a highly acclaimed sold out screening at VC FilmFest 2006. The film was an official selection into the Panorama selection at the Shanghai International Film Festival 2006 and was nominated for the Winds of AsiaBest New Film Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival 2006. Currently, the film has been traveling throughout the United States in soldout roadshow tours to help bring attention to Vietnamese films and artists. It was released on Valentines Day in 2008 across Vietnam.
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