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Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance

Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance

Drama · Music · Romance · 2016

The epic love story tells the tragic tale of young Vietnamese bar girl Kim, orphaned by war, who falls in love with American GI Chris — but their lives are torn apart by the fall of Saigon.

Movie details

Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance

“The Extraordinary 25th Anniversary Performance Recorded Live in London's West End”

2016 Drama · Music · Romance 2h 24m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

8.1 / 10

2K votes

TMDB

8.0 / 10

Community rating

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The epic love story tells the tragic tale of young Vietnamese bar girl Kim, orphaned by war, who falls in love with American GI Chris — but their lives are torn apart by the fall of Saigon.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Brett Sullivan

Eva Noblezada

Eva Noblezada

Kim

Alistair Brammer

Alistair Brammer

Chris

Jon Jon Briones

Jon Jon Briones

The Engineer

R

Rachelle Ann Go

Gigi

Kwang-Ho Hong

Kwang-Ho Hong

Thuy

Tamsin Carroll

Tamsin Carroll

Ellen

H

Hugh Maynard

John

Court is in session

Put Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.