{{Infobox film | name = Mother Saigon | native_name = {{infobox name module|vi|Má Sài Gòn}} | image = MA SAI GON AFFICHE FR.jpg | caption = | director = Khoa Lê | producer = Jonathan Bernier<br>Khoa Lê | writer = Khoa Lê | starring = | music = Marie-Hélène Delorme | cinematography = Mathieu Laverdière | editing = Isabelle Darveau<br>Khoa Lê <br>Ariane Pétel-Despots | studio = Les Films de l'Autre | distributor = Les Films du 3 Mars | runtime = 100 minutes | released = {{film date|2023|4|22|Visions du Réel}} | country = Canada | language = Vietnamese | budget = }} '''''Mother Saigon''''' ({{langx|vi|Má Sài Gòn}}) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Khoa Lê and released in 2023.<ref>V. S. Wells, [https://www.straight.com/movies/doxa-2023-ma-sai-gon-review "DOXA 2023: Má Sài Gòn review"]. ''The Georgia Straight'', May 4, 2023.</ref> The film is a portrait of the LGBTQ community in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.<ref>Maurie Alioff, [https://www.northernstars.ca/mother-saigon-a-review/ "Mother Saigon – A Review"]. ''Northern Stars'', May 24, 2023.</ref>
== Release == The film premiered at the Visions du Réel documentary film festival in Nyon, Switzerland in April 2023,<ref>Kelly Townsend, [https://playbackonline.ca/2023/04/20/in-brief-lair-daller-wins-student-award-at-canneseries/ "In Brief: L’air d’aller wins student award at Canneseries"]. ''Playback'', April 20, 2023.</ref> and had its Canadian premiere in May at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.<ref>Jennie Punter, [https://variety.com/2023/film/global/twice-colonized-hot-docs-1235566429/ "‘Twice Colonized’ to Open 30th Edition of Hot Docs, Toronto Non-Fiction Festival Unveils Slate"]. ''Variety'', March 28, 2023.</ref>
The film was the winner of the Colin Low Award at the 2023 DOXA Documentary Film Festival.<ref>Pat Mullen, [https://povmagazine.com/notes-on-displacement-mother-saigon-top-doxa-winners/ "Notes on Displacement, Mother Saigon Top DOXA Winners"]. ''Point of View'', May 14, 2023.</ref>
Mathieu Laverdière won the Prix Iris for Best Cinematography in a Documentary at the 26th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2024.<ref>Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/gala-artisans-2024-laureats-devoiles/ "Gala Artisans 2024: les lauréats dévoilés"]. ''Films du Québec'', December 5, 2024.</ref>
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==External links== *{{IMDb title|27436539}}
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Category:2023 films Category:2023 documentary films Category:2023 LGBTQ-related films Category:Canadian LGBTQ-related documentary films Category:2023 Canadian films Category:Films shot in Vietnam Category:Asian-Canadian cinema
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