By the end of 1974, the Americans have withdrawn their troops from Saigon and President Thieu is on the verge of packing up his bags as well. The U.S. presence is reduced to a handful of advisers, amongst whom the C.I.A. members. It is against this surreal backdrop that Bob Chesneau (Frederic Forrest), a C.I.A. analyst, and Barbara Dean (Dame Judi Dench), a bank executive, are having an affair.
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Two Westerners, Barbara Dean (Dame Judi Dench), bank employee, and Bob Chesneau (Frederic Forrest), C.I.A. analyst within the U.S. Embassy, meet a short time before the fall of Saigon.
