VietNamNet Bridge – Two Vietnamese films will be screened at local cinemas this month besides 20 movies from the US, France, India, China, Japan and South Korea.
The Foreigners
Director: Martin Campbell
Cast: Jackie Chan, Pierce Brosnan, Michael McElhatton, Charlie Murphy,…
Genre: Action, Adventure
Release date: Oct 6, 2017
Running Time: 111 minutes
Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle
Rated: C18 – NO CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS OLD
The Foreigner starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan is a timely action thriller from the director of “Casino Royale.” The film tells the story of humble London businessman Quan (Chan), whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love — his teenage daughter — is taken from him in a senseless act of politically-motivated terrorism. In his relentless search for the identity of the terrorists, Quan is forced into a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official (Brosnan), whose own past may hold clues to the identities of the elusive killers.
Cold Moon
Director: Griff Furst
Stars: Christopher Lloyd, Josh Stewart, Candy Clark, Frank Whaley, Robbie A. Kay
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror
Running time: 1h 32min
Release date: Oct 6, 2017
Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle
Rated: C16 – NO CHILDREN UNDER 16 YEARS OLD
In a sleepy southern town, the Larkin family suffers a terrible tragedy. Now the Larkin’s are about to endure another: Traffic lights blink an eerie warning, a ghostly visage prowls in the streets, and graves erupt from the local cemetery in an implacable march of terror . . . And beneath the murky surface of the river, a shifting, almost human shape slowly takes form to seek a terrible vengeance . . .
Loving Vincent
Director: Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman
Cast: Douglas Booth, Jerome Flynn, Robert Gulaczyk
Genre: Action, Biographic, Crime
Release date: Oct 6, 2017
Running Time: 95 minutes
Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle
Rated: C16 – NO CHILDREN UNDER 16 YEARS OLD
A feature film about the life and mysterious death of Vincent Van Gogh.
The Invisible Guest
Director: Oriol Paulo
Cast: Mario Casas, Ana Wagener, Bárbara Lennie, Jose Coronado
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Release date: Oct 6, 2017
Running Time: 106 minutes
Language: Spanish with Vietnamese and English subtitle
Rated: C16 – NO CHILDREN UNDER 16 YEARS OLD
Adrian Doria, a young businessman on the crest of the wave, wakes up in a hotel room that’s locked from inside alongside the dead body of his lover, Laura. With no possible explanation to exonerate him of the crime, Doria hires the services of Virginia Goodman, a prestigious lawyer who prepares witnesses. Over the course of one harrowing night, they work together to clarify what happened in a frenetic race against time that defies all laws of logic…
Ke Trom Cho (Dog Thef)
Director: Nguy Minh Khang
Cast: Hong Van, Phi Dieu, Ly Hung, Minh Nhi, Hua Minh Dat, Phuong Khanh
Genre: Action, Thriller
Release date: Oct 6, 2017
Running Time: 96 minutes
Language: Vietnamese with English subtitle
Rated: C16 – NO CHILDREN UNDER 16 YEARS OLD
The film tells the story of two dog thieves named Ghe and Den, who have totally different personalities and fates. The film also portrays the love of Ghe for a dumb girl named Men.
The Last Face
Director: Sean Penn
Cast: Charlize Theron, Javier Bardem, Adèle Exarchopoulos
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release date: Oct 6, 2017
Running Time: 132 minutes
Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle
Rated: C18 – NO CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS OLD
A director (Charlize Theron) of an international aid agency in Africa meets a relief aid doctor (Javier Bardem) amid a political/social revolution, and together face tough choices surrounding humanitarianism and life through civil unrest.
Geostorm
Director: Dean Devlin
Cast: Gerard Butler, Abbie Cornish, Ed Harris, Andy Garcia, Jim Sturgess, Daniel Wu Yin-cho
Genre: Action, Adventure
Release date: Oct 13, 2017
Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle
After an unprecedented series of natural disasters threaten the planet, the world’s leaders come together to create an intricate network of satellites to control the global climate and keep everyone safe. But now, something has gone wrong—the system built to protect the Earth is attacking it, and it’s a race against the clock to uncover the real threat before a worldwide geostorm wipes out everything… and everyone along with it.
I Can Speak
Director: Kim Hyun-seok
Cast: NA Moon-hee, LEE Je-hoon, PAK Chul-min, YEOM Hye-ran, SUNG Yu-bin
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release date: Oct 13, 2017
Language: Korean with English and Vietnamese subtitle
‘Ok-boon’, aka the Goblin Granny, is a feisty, elderly woman who combs through the town for any sign of trouble. Over a span of 20 years, she has filed 8000 complaints to the district office. When ‘Min-jae’, a stickler Level 9 civil official, transfers over and asks the unstoppable granny, according to procedure, to take a number for her complaints, great tension rises.
One day, ‘Ok-boon’ witnesses ‘Min-jae’ speaking English like a native, when she’s disheartened for not improving in English after many years of studying, and begs him to teach her. Later, the unlikely duo, with absolutely nothing in common, begin having English lessons. As they spend more time together, they start to understand and communicate with each other and become close like family. Having always wondered why Ok-boon is so bent on learning English, Min-jae later learns that there is something she must say in English.
S.M.A.R.T. Chase
Director: Charles Martin
Stars: Orlando Bloom, Simon Yam, Lynn Hung
Genres: Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller
Running Time: 1h 35min
Release date: Oct 13, 2017
Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle
A washed-up private security agent has to escort a valuable Chinese antique out of Shanghai but is ambushed en route.
Spyder
Director: A.R. Murugadoss
Stars: Mahesh Babu, Surya S.J., Bharath Srinivasan |
Genres: Action | Crime | Thriller
Running Time: 2h 35min
Intelligence officer Shiva must use his skills and intellect to take down a psychotic terrorist wrecking havoc in Hyderabad.
Blade Runner 2049
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, Lennie James, Dave Bautista, Jared Leto
Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller
Release date: Oct 20, 2017
Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle
Ever since Blade Runner (1982) hit theaters, there has been a divide among its fans about whether or not Harrison Ford’s Rick Deckard is a human or a replicant. It’s a question that the film leaves up to the viewer, though director Ridley Scott, Ford, and everyone else has chimed in with their own thoughts on the subject. With the sequel, there will certainly be more fuel on the fire of Deckard’s true identity. Denis Villeneuve did go on to say that the mystery will be something they address in the film and that re-contextualizing the original film with any answers they present in the sequel is a concern of his: “The thing I must say is that I love mystery. I love shadows. I love doubts. I would just want to say to the fans that we will take care of that mystery. I will take care of it.”
Breathe
Director: Andy Serkis
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Hugh Bonneville, Tom Hollander
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release date: Oct 20, 2017
Running Time: 118 minutes
Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle
Rated: C13 – NO CHILDREN UNDER 13 YEARS OLD
For his directorial debut, Andy Serkin brings to life the inspiring true love story between Robin and Diana Cavendish (Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy), an adventurous couple who refuse to give up in the face of a devastating disease. When Robin is struck down by polio at the age of 28, he is confined to a hospital bed and given only a few months to live. With the help of Diana’s twin brothers (Tom Hollander) and the groundbreaking ideas of inventor Teddy Hall (Hugh Bonneville), Robin and Diana dare to escape the hospital ward to seek out a full and passionate life together — raising their young son, traveling and devoting their lives to helping other polio patients.
Chasing the Dragon
Directors: Jason Kwan, Jing Wong
Stars: Donnie Yen, Andy Lau, Philip Keung
Genres: Action | Biography | Crime | History
Running Time: 2h 8 mins
Language: Chinese with Vietnamese subtitle
Rated: C13 – NO CHILDREN UNDER 13 YEARS OLD
The year is 1963, an illegal immigrant named Ho (Donnie Yen) sneaks into British-ruled Hong Kong. Equipped with guts and combat skills, he plunges into the underground world getting into constant conflict with rivals. After many adversaries, the once good-natured man is physically crippled and turns into a monster more atrocious than all the most corrupted cops and ruthless drug dealers. Ho eventually emerges as the most powerful drug lord under the control of Chief Detective Sergeant, Lee Rock (Andy Lau). However, with the establishment of Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) by the law enforcement in 1974, Rock is forced into premature retirement. But Ho still insists he would not be stopped as he determines to become the sole dictator of the drug empire.
My Little Pony: The Movie
Director: Jayson Thiessen
Cast: Emily Blunt, Kristin Chenoweth, Liev Schreiber, Michael Peña, Sia, Taye Diggs, Uzo Aduba, Zoe Saldana
Genre: Animation
Release date: Oct 20, 2019
Running Time: 100 minutes
Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle and dub
Rated: P – GENERAL MOVIE TO ALL CUSTOMERS
A dark force threatens Ponyville, and the Mane 6 – Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and Rarity – embark on an unforgettable journey beyond Equestria where they meet new friends and exciting challenges on a quest to use the magic of friendship to save their home. The film has an all-star voice cast including Emily Blunt, Kristin Chenoweth, Liev Schreiber, Michael Peña, Sia, Taye Diggs, Uzo Aduba and Zoe Saldana. The movie features original music and songs performed by Sia, Diggs, Saldana, Chenoweth and Blunt. Lionsgate is releasing MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE in theaters nationwide on October 6, 2017. Lionsgate presents, an Allspark Pictures production.
Choi Thi Chiu
Director: Nguyen Lam
Cast: Kim Tuyen, Truong The Vinh, Truong Thanh Long, Le Binh, Mac Can
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release date: Oct 20, 2017
Language: Vietnamese
In the wedding of his close friend, Minh Truong (Truong The Vinh) gets drunk and then has sex with Anh Thy (Kim Tuyen) – sister-in-law of his friend. Later, he was informed that the girl is pregnant and he has to find a way to deal with the consequences.
Thor: Ragnarok
Director: Taika Waititi
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Hopkins
Genre: Action, Adventure
Release date: Oct 27, 2017
Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle
In Marvel Studios’ “Thor: Ragnarok”, Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok- the destruction of his home world and the end of Asgardian civilization- the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela. But first he must survive a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avenger- the Incredible Hulk! “Thor: Ragnarok” thunders into theatres on November 3, 2017.
Happy Death Day
Director: Christopher Landon
Cast: Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Ruby Modine, Charles Aitken, Laura Clifton
Genre: Thriller
Release date: Oct 27, 2017
Running Time: 97 minutes
Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle
Rated: C16 – NO CHILDREN UNDER 16 YEARS OLD
Blumhouse (Split, Get Out, Whiplash) produces an original and inventive rewinding thriller in Happy Death Day, in which a college student (Jessica Rothe, La La Land) relives the day of her murder with both its unexceptional details and terrifying end until she discovers her killer’s identity.
Jungle
Director: Greg McLean (as Greg Mclean)
Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Thomas Kretschmann, Lily Sullivan
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller
Running Time: 1h 55min
Release Date: 27/10
Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle
Rated: C16 – NO CHILDREN UNDER 16 YEARS OLD
A group of friends join a guide for a trek into the Bolivian jungle, searching for an Indian village. The men soon realize that the jungle is a difficult place to be.
Ciel Rouge (Red Sky)
Director: Olivier Lorelle
Stars: Cyril Descours, Audrey Giacomini
Runtime: 91 min
Genres: Drama
Release Date 27/10
Language: French with Vietnamese subtitle
Rated: C16 – NO CHILDREN UNDER 16 YEARS OLD
“Ciel Rouge” (Red Sky) was directed by Oliver Lorelle. The film was shot entirely in Vietnam (Bac Kan and Ha Giang) and is a collaboration of director Olivier Lorelle (also screenwriter of “Indigènes” and “Hors la loi”), lead actress Audre Giacomini and the production team (Edouard Mauriat, Mathieu Ripka, and Vietnamese actress Chieu Xuan).
The film tells the story of Philippe, a French soldier committed to pacifying an unfamiliar country made up of dense forests and rugged mountains. His ideals collapse when he is forced to torture and kill a young Vietnamese woman, named Thi, who is fighting for national independence.
Unlike previous French films about the war in Vietnam such as ‘L’Amant’, ‘Dien Bien Phu’ and ‘Indochine’, Vietnam’s natural landscape is a major theme in Ciel Rouge and the war is only a background to the love story between the two main characters.
Audrey Giacomini, French actress of Vietnamese origin, stars in the film directed by César winner Olivier Lorelle. Ciel Rouge’s filming locations included Ba Be Lake in Bac Kan province and the rocky mountains of Ha Giang province.
Director Oliver Lorelle said “25 years after Indochine, there is another French movie being screened in Vietnam. It’s great to screen authentic shots of Vietnam. Normally films about war in Vietnam are filmed in the south. I chose the northern mountains because they are not as well-known.”
Olivier said Mathieu Ripka, who has a profound knowledge of Vietnam, persuaded the production team to come to Vietnam. They had many authentic shots of Vietnam’s landscape and ethnic groups. Ciel Rouge was filmed in Vietnam in a month, but the production team spent several months prior to that surveying the sites and local life.
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Reflection
Genres: Animation
Language: Japanese with Vietnamese subtitle
Release Date: October 27
Rated: C13 – NO CHILDREN UNDER 13 YEARS OLD
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Reflection is the third theatrical anime film in the MGLN franchise. Unlike the previous two films, it will not adapt an existing story (such as StrikerS) but instead feature an original storyline, taking some cue from the plot of The Battle of Aces and The Gears of Destiny but adding original storylines and characters, as well. It is the first part of a two-part story, with the second part titled Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation.
The story takes place three months after the epilogue of The MOVIE 2nd A’s, with Nanoha and her friends attending 5th grade during the summer of 0067, when there is also no canonical coverage of what happened in the primary continuity. At the same time, the world of Eltria is slowly dying, similar to the setting in The Gears of Destiny.
The Little Vampire 3D
Directors: Richard Claus, Karsten Kiilerich
Stars: Jim Carter, Rasmus Hardiker, Alice Krige |
Genres: Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Horror
Runtime: 1h 23min
Release date: Oct 27, 2017
Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle
Rated: C13 – NO CHILDREN UNDER 13 YEARS OLD
The Little Vampire, based on the characters from the bestselling novels by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg, tells the story of Rudolph, a thirteen year old vampire, whose clan is threatened by a notorious vampire hunter. He meets Tony, a mortal of the same age, who is fascinated by old castles, graveyards and vampires. Tony helps Rudolph in an action and humor packed battle against their adversaries, together they save Rudolph’s family and become friends.
Only the Brave
Based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a group of elite firefighters risk everything to protect a town from a historic wildfire.
Thanh Van