Saigon Eclipse
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| name = Saigon Eclipse
| image = Saigon Eclipse FilmPoster.jpeg
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| director = Othello Khanh
| producer =
| writer = John Board
Othello Khanh
Bernard Leroy-Deval
| narrator =
| starring = Dustin Nguyen
{{Interlanguage link|Trương Ngọc Ánh|vi}}
{{Interlanguage link|Marjolaine Bui|fr}}
Johnny Trí Nguyễn
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| released = {{Film date|2007}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = Vietnam
| language = English
Vietnamese
| budget =
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Saigon Eclipse (Sài Gòn nhật thực) is a 2007 Vietnamese film directed by Othello Khanh{{cite web |last1=Gluckman |first1=Ron |title=Through a Vietnamese Lens |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB114617129482137902 |website=The Wall Street Journal |accessdate=12 September 2020}} and starring Dustin Nguyen, {{Interlanguage link|Trương Ngọc Ánh|vi}}, {{Interlanguage link|Marjolaine Bui|fr}}, Johnny Trí Nguyễn, Như Quỳnh, Daniel You, Edmund Chen, and Joseph Chen Tseng. It is based on Nguyễn Du's epic poem, The Tale of Kiều.
Plot
The story relates the destiny of a young, beautiful, and talented Vietnamese woman who sacrifices herself for her family. The film chronicles the fate of Kieu, who soon after her secret engagement, returns home to find her father is about to be imprisoned on trumped-up charges. Kieu offers herself in payment for her father's debt without fully understanding the ramifications of this decision. Du's poem was written as an allegory for Vietnam, which has often been possessed and abused by others.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.saigonnhatthuc.com/}} {{in lang|vi}}
- {{Official website|http://www.saigoneclipse.com/}} {{in lang|en}}
- {{IMDb title|id=0485146|title=Saigon Eclipse}}
Category:Films shot in Vietnam
Category:2000s Vietnamese-language films
Category:Vietnamese thriller films
Category:2000s English-language films
Category:English-language thriller films
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