Made in Vietnam Filming Locations
Made in Vietnam Filming Locations
Ho Chi Minh City, commonly referred to by its former name Saigon, is the most populous city in Vietnam, with a population of around 10 million in 2023. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the eponymously-named Saigon River is the largest.
Huế is a city in central Vietnam that was the seat of Nguyen Dynasty emperors and the national capital from 1802 to 1945. A major attraction is its vast, 19th-century Đại Nội Citadel, surrounded by a moat and thick stone walls. It encompasses the Imperial City, with palaces and shrines; the Forbidden Purple City (Tử cấm thành), once the emperor’s home; and a replica of the Royal Theater.
Calgary, a cosmopolitan Alberta city with numerous skyscrapers, owes its rapid growth to its status as the centre of Canada’s oil industry. However, it’s still steeped in the western culture that earned it the nickname “Cowtown,” evident in the Calgary Stampede, its massive July rodeo and festival that grew out of the farming exhibitions once presented here.
Made in Vietnam (2017)
Thi Vo searches for his biological father in Vietnam after over three decades of separation. Thi Vo was a refugee escaping Vietnam with his mother when he was only a baby. Fleeing to Hong Kong where they later immigrated to Canada at the age of four. 30 years later, he had the desire to not only find his family whom he had never met, but to ultimately find his father and uncover the mystery of his background. In this emotional heart felt feature documentary, we follow Thi Vo and his friends into the heart Vietnam as they search all over the country for clues and connect with all sorts of people who help them along their way.
