VietNamNet Bridge - Chinese-language as well as Hollywood and Vietnamese blockbusters are all being featured this month for the Lunar New Year film season.

Bitcoins Heist

Release date: 4/2/2016

Director: Ham Tran

Cast: Ngo Thanh Van, Suboi, Nhung Kate, Thanh My, Petey Majik Nguyen, Mai The Hiep

Genre: Action, Comedy

Running time: 97 minutes

Language: Vietnamese with English subtitles

‘Bitcoin Heist’ shows a team of crooks together on a mission to catch a kingpin through the streets, clubs and financial centers of Saigon. Multiple Bitcoin transactions throughout with fancy gadgets and ambient fluorescent lights. Special agent Dada has to form a group of quirky criminals to help find Interpol’s most wanted individual and each person has a particular talent. There’s a trickster, hacker, forger, cat burglar and an inside man all on a mission to find the criminal mastermind.

Loc Phat

Release date: 5/2/2016

Director: Le Bao Trung

Cast: Hieu Hien, Binh Minh, Dinh Ngoc Diep

Genre: Action, Comedy

Running time: 96 minutes

Language: Vietnamese with English subtitles

An unwanted adventure of Loc and a series-killer named Cat brings together a group of strange people from all walks of life that will leave audiences watching a hilarious yet scary motor chase.

The Revenant

Release date: 5/2/2016

Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter

Genre: Action, Adventure

Running time: 156 minutes

Language: English with Vietnamese subtitles

Inspired by true events, The Revenant is an immersive and visceral cinematic experience capturing one man’s epic adventure of survival and the extraordinary power of the human spirit.

In an expedition of the uncharted American wilderness, legendary explorer Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) is brutally attacked by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.

In a quest to survive, Glass endures unimaginable grief as well as the betrayal of his confidant John Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy). Guided by sheer will and the love of his family, Glass must navigate a vicious winter in a relentless pursuit to live and find redemption.

The Revenant is directed and co-written by renowned filmmaker, Academy Award® winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu (Birdman, Babel).

Monkey King 2

Release date: 8/2/2016

Director: Cheang Pou-soi

Cast: Gong Li, Feng Shaofeng, Xiao Shenyang, Him Law, Fei Xiang, Kelly Chen

Genre: Action, Fantasy

Running time: 112 minutes

Language: Cantonese with Vietnamese & English subtitles and Vietnamese dubbing

Taking place 500 years after the Havoc in Heaven, the Tang Priest is appointed by Buddha to go to the West to fetch the sacred scriptures, only to accidentally free the Monkey King. With Lady White aiming to break up the team assembled to defeat her, the Monkey King must fight in order to save his world!

The Mermaid

Release date: 10/2/2016

Director: Stephen Chow

Cast: Kris Wu, Chao Deng, Show Luo

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy

Running time: 95 minutes

Language: Cantonese with Vietnamese & English subtitle

The Mermaid is an upcoming Chinese science fiction comedy film directed by Stephen Chow about love beyond mortal boundaries.

Deadpool

Release date: 12/2/2016

Director: Tim Miller

Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller, Gina Carano, Brianna Hildebrand

Genre: Action, Science Fiction

Running time: 106 minutes

Language: English with Vietnamese subtitles

Based upon Marvel Comics most unconventional anti-hero, DEADPOOL tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

Release date: 12/2/2016

Director: Michael Bay

Cast: John Krasinski, Pablo Schreiber, James Badge Dale

Genre: Action, Thriller

Running time: 144 minutes

Language: English with Vietnamese subtitles

A group of Islamists attack an American compound on Libyan soil in this true-life drama. It's 11th September 2012, 11 years on from the most epochal day in living memory, when a group of Islamist extremists attack the American diplomatic compound and a nearby CIA Annex in Benghazi, Libya.

With the American ambassador dead, a group of CIA security contractors - military veterans who served with the Navy SEALS, Marine Corps and Army Special Forces - decide to make a stand against their aggressors and defend the rest of the Americans.

Based on the true life account of this dramatic attack by author Mitchell Zuckoff, this heart-stopping film is quite a change of genre for director Michael Bay (Transformers, Bad Boys).

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Release date: 14/2/2016

Director: Burr Steers

Cast: Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston, Bella, Heathcote, Douglas Booth

Genre: Comedy, Horror

Running time: 108 minutes

Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle

A zombie outbreak has fallen upon the land in this reimagining of Jane Austen’s classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th century England.

Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet (Lily James) is a master of martial arts and weaponry and the handsome Mr. Darcy (Sam Riley) is a fierce zombie killer, yet the epitome of upper class prejudice.

As the zombie outbreak intensifies, they must swallow their pride and join forces on the blood-soaked battlefield in order to conquer the undead once and for all.

Joy

Release date: 19/2/2016

Director: David O. Russell

Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Virginia Madsen

Genre: Drama

Running time: 108 minutes

Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle

JOY is the wild story of a family across four generations centered on the girl who becomes the woman who founds a business dynasty and becomes a matriarch in her own right.

Betrayal, treachery, the loss of innocence and the scars of love pave the road in this intense emotional and human comedy about becoming a true boss of family and enterprise facing a world of unforgiving commerce.

Allies become adversaries and adversaries become allies, both inside and outside the family, as Joy's inner life and fierce imagination carry her through the storm she faces.

Jennifer Lawrence stars, with Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Edgar Ramirez, Isabella Rossellini, Diane Ladd, and Virginia Madsen. Like David O. Russell's previous films, Joy defies genre to tell a story of family, loyalty, and love.

Zootopia

Release date: 12/2/2016

Director: Byron Howard, Rich Moore, Jared Bush

Cast: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Alan Tudyk

Genre: Action, Animation

Running time: 108 minutes

Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle and dub

In the animal city of Zootopia, a fast-talking fox who's trying to make it big goes on the run when he's framed for a crime he didn't commit. Zootopia top cop, a self-righteous rabbit, is hot on his tail, but when both become targets of a conspiracy, they're forced to team up and discover even natural enemies can become best friends.

Gods of Egypt

Release date: 26/2/2016

Director: Alex Proyas

Cast: Gerard Butler, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Abbey Lee

Genre: Action, Adventure

Running time: 100 minutes

Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle

In this spectacular action-adventure inspired by the classic mythology of Egypt, the survival of mankind hangs in the balance as an unexpected mortal hero Bek [Brenton Thwaites] undertakes a thrilling journey to save the world and rescue his true love.

In order to succeed, he must enlist the help of the powerful god Horus [Nikolaj Coster-Waldau] in an unlikely alliance against Set [Gerard Butler], the merciless god of darkness, who has usurped Egypt’s throne, plunging the once peaceful and prosperous empire into chaos and conflict.

As their breathtaking battle against Set and his henchmen takes them into the afterlife and across the heavens, both god and mortal must pass tests of courage and sacrifice if they hope to prevail in the epic final confrontation.

The Himalayas

Release date: 26/2/2016

Director: Lee Seok Hoon

Cast: Hwang Jung-min, Jung Woo

Genre: Adventure, Drama

Running time: 123 minutes

Language: Korean with Vietnamese & English subtitle

In the Himalayas, located 8760m above sea level, is the Death Zone. In this realm of the gods to which humans are denied access, our comrade is buried. In order to find his body, the people who had been a second family to him set off on a heartbreaking journey which involves no record books, no glory and no payment.

Yeu La Phai Xai Chieu

Release date: 5/2/2016

Director: Khuong Ngoc, Ngoc Hung

Cast: Khuong Ngoc, Thuy Top, Thu Trang, Tien Luat, La Thanh, Dai Nghia

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Running time: 123 minutes

Language: Vietnamese with English Subtitles

The story is about a strong man but behaves like a child. He is often bullied by others. One day, he falls in love with a beautiful girl - his new neighbor, who is very good at martial arts. A "beautiful man" helps Mr. Stupid win the heart of the girl.

Am Anh (Obsession)

Release date: 10/2/2016

Director: Bao Nguyen

Cast: Tran Tuan Luong, Hoang Yen Chibi, Yaya Truong Nhi

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Language: Vietnamese with English Subtitles

Thu, a gentle student from the countryside, comes to Saigon for studying. When she meets Hoang, a prominent player, Thu suddenly changes, and becomes a pragmatic and greedy girl. But waiting for her is an unexpected tragic conclusion.

From Vegas to Macau III

Release date: 12/2/2016

Director: Andrew Lau, Wong Jing

Cast: Chow Yun-fat, Andy Lau, Nick Cheung, Li Yuchun, Jacky Cheung, Carina Lau

Genre: Action, Comedy

Language: Cantonese with Vietnamese & English subtitles

A grand wedding ceremony is being held at a resort hotel in Macau. It is the wedding of Ken's daughter, Rainbow and his protégé, Vincent. Ken's close friends, Vic and Mark, are also on the guest list. During the ceremony, Mark receives a call from his buddy, Michael Chan, warning Mark that someone wants to kill Ken. And the intrigue begins!

Norm of the North

Release date: 5/2/2016

Director: Trevor Wall

Cast: Rob Schneider, Heather Graham, Ken Jeong

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Running time: 90 minutes

Language: Cantonese with Vietnamese & English subtitle

When a real estate development invades his Arctic home, Norm and his three lemming friends head to New York City, where Norm becomes the mascot of the corporation in an attempt to bring it down from the inside and protect his homeland.

T. Van