Marjolaine Bui as Vanessa

Marjolaine Bui is best known as the girl who stole the show on the French series “Greg le Millionaire” and went on to her own reality series “Marjolaine et les Millionnaires.” She is a real Viet Kieu, returning to find her homeland, like her character Vanessa. “Saigon Eclipse” will be her introduction to the feature film. Vanessa - The Character Vanessa is a young tourist drawn to Vietnam by her family’s recent history. She is a fine athlete and was the captain of her school Judo team. She is American in her attitudes, and comfortable seeking out liaisons for pleasure and not love. She has no scruples about using this sexuality to further her own ends. Arrogant, sure of herself and of her Western culture, it is only a matter of time before she finds herself reacting to the constraints of Vietnamese society. Her gradual immersion into Vietnamese culture erases once and for all her ‘modern’ Western ways and her “me first” attitude.