Age: 52
Johnny Trí Nguyễn is a Vietnamese-American actor, martial artist, and stuntman who gained international recognition for his work in both Hollywood and the Vietnamese film industry. After working as a stunt double on major productions like Spider-Man 2, he achieved a significant career breakthrough in 2006 with the martial arts epic The Rebel, which he co-wrote and starred in; the film became one of Vietnam's highest-grossing productions and won the Golden Kite Award for Best Feature Film. He further established his action credentials with the 2007 hit Clash and the 2013 film Bui Doi Cho Lon, though the latter faced a high-profile ban by Vietnamese censors. In addition to his domestic success, he is noted for his role in the Thai action film The Protector (Tom-Yum-Goong) and for his contributions to the development of mixed martial arts in Vietnam.
In Sài Gòn, Lan is always trying to be the perfect daughter, dependable and willing to care for her widowed mother and their bánh mì stall. Her secret passion, however, is A Bánh Mì for Two, the food blog she started with her father but has stopped updating since his passing. Meanwhile, Vietnamese American Vivi Huynh, has never been to Việt Nam. Her parents rarely talk about the homeland that clearly haunts them. So Vivi secretly goes to Vietnam for a study abroad program her freshman year of college. She’s determined to figure out why her parents left, and to try everything she’s seen on her favorite food blog, A Bánh Mì for Two. When Vivi and Lan meet in Sài Gòn, they strike a deal. Lan will show Vivi around the city, helping her piece together her mother’s story through crumbling photographs and old memories. Vivi will help Lan start writing again so she can enter a food blogging contest. And slowly, as they explore the city and their pasts, Vivi and Lan fall in love.
