''Saigon Electric,'' also known as ''Sài Gòn Yo!'', is a 2011 Vietnamese
hip hop
Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...
film directed by
Stephane Gauger
Stephane Gauger (August 30, 1969 – January 11, 2018) was a Vietnamese-born American film director, screenwriter and cinematographer.
Biography
Born in Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon, South Vietnam to an American civilian contractor and his Vietnamese ...
. It was released on 22 April 2011 in larger cities and provinces in Vietnam, including
Hanoi
Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red River (Asia), Red and Black River (Asia), Black Riv ...
,
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025.
The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...
,
Da Nang
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and
Can Tho
Can may refer to:
Language
* A verb for ability
* A verb for probability
Containers
* A container used for food preservation in canning
** Aluminum can
** Drink can
** Steel and tin cans
* Trash can
* Oil can
* Petrol can
Music
* Can (band ...
.
Plot
A street performer befriends a ribbon dancer named Mai, and their partnership begins to lead to a better life, until a rich kid shows interest in her.
Cast
* Van Trang as Mai
* Quynh Hoa as Kim
* Ha Pham Anh Hien as Do-Boy
* Khuong Ngoc as Hai
*
Elly Tran Ha as Hoa
* Viet Max as Leader of North Killaz
* Phan Tan Thi as "The Professor"
* Nguyen Hau as Director
* Huu Luan as Hai's father
* Kim Xuan as Mai's mother
References
External links
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2011 films
2010s Vietnamese-language films
Vietnamese musical films
2010s hip-hop films
2011 musical films
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