VietNamNet Bridge - 'Brave', 'Ice Age 4: Continental Drift' and 'The Dark Knight Rises' are three remarkable movies that will be released in Vietnam this month.

1. Brave 3D

Release date: July 6

Directors: Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman

Writers: Brenda Chapman (story), Mark Andrews (screenplay)

Budget: $185,000,000 (estimated)

Production Co: Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures

Stars: Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly and Emma Thompson

Storyline: Set in Scotland in a rugged and mythical time, "Brave" features Merida, an aspiring archer and impetuous daughter of royalty. Merida makes a reckless choice that unleashes unintended peril and forces her to spring into action to set things right.

2. Ranh Gioi Trang Den (White-Black Boundary)

Release date: July 6

This is a Vietnamese-Indonesian action movie, with production cost of around VND10 billion ($500,000).

Earlier, it was scheduled for releasing in May. The producers have announced to change the date of release to July 6, in four countries: Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. However, they do not confirm the number of cinemas that will introduce their product.

This is the first joint product between Vietnam and Indonesia. The producers are Vietnam’s Vinacinema Company and PT Jelita Ali from Indonesia.

The film, directed by Indonesian director Najantolisa, who has produced several blockbuster films in his home country, features actresses Nhu Thao and Thuy Diem from Vietnam, as well as Indonesia’s Guntur Triyono, Roger Danuarta, Siti Dewi Rahmawati, and Pang Swee Teow from Singapore.

White-Black Boundary is the story of Nguyen Lu (played by Vo Thanh Tam), a film martial arts instructor, and his younger sister Bich Thuy, who by accident are involved in a police investigation which relates to a drug-related gang led by Nghiem So Thien.

3. A Little Bit of Heaven

Release date: July 13

Director: Nicole Kassell

Writer: Gren Wells

Stars: Kate Hudson, Gael García Bernal and Kathy Bates

Production Co: Davis Entertainment, Film Department

Storyline: An irreverent young woman who uses her humor to prevent matters from getting serious has a life-changing visit with her doctor.

4. Madea's Witness Protection

Release date: July 13

Director: Tyler Perry

Writer: Tyler Perry (screenplay)

Stars: Tyler Perry, Eugene Levy and Denise Richards

Production Co: Tyler Perry Company

Storyline: A Wall Street investment banker who has been set up as the linchpin of his company's mob-backed Ponzi scheme is relocated with his family to Aunt Madea's southern home.

5. Rock of Ages
Release date: July 13

Director: Adam Shankman

Writers: Justin Theroux (screenplay), Chris D'Arienzo (screenplay)

Stars: Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta and Tom Cruise

Budget: $75,000,000 (estimated)

Production Co: New Line Cinema, Corner Store Entertainment, Material Pictures

Storyline: Set in 1987 Los Angeles, Drew and Sherrie are two young people chasing their dreams in the big city. When they meet, it's love at first sight, though their romance will face a series of challenges.

6. Runway Cop

Release date: July 13

Director: Terra Shin

Stars: Ji-Hwan Kang and Yu-ri Sung

Country: South Korea

Storyline: All he has is smell and a D-line body but is devoted in catching the bad guys. Detective Cha (Kang Ji-hwan) takes the cover of a model on a runway to solve a case.

7. Ice Age 4: Continental Drift 3D

Release date: July 18

Directors: Steve Martino, Mike Thurmeier

Writers: Michael Berg (screenplay), Jason Fuchs (screenplay)

Stars: Ray Romano, Denis Leary and John Leguizamo

Production Co: Blue Sky Studios

Storyline: Scrat's nutty pursuit of the cursed acorn, which he's been after since the dawn of time, has world-changing consequences - a continental cataclysm that triggers the greatest adventure of all for Manny, Diego and Sid. In the wake of these upheavals, Sid reunites with his cantankerous Granny, and the herd encounters a ragtag menagerie of seafaring pirates determined to stop them from returning home.

8. The Dictator

Release date: July 27

Director: Larry Charles

Writers: Sacha Baron Cohen (screenplay), Alec Berg (screenplay)

Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris and Ben Kingsley

Budget: $65,000,000 (estimated)

Production Co: Four by Two Films, Kanzaman

Storyline: The Republic of Wadiya is ruled by an eccentric and oppressive leader named Hafez Aladeen. Aladeen is summoned to New York to a UN assembly to address concerns about his country's nuclear weapons program, but the trip goes awry.

9. The Dark Knight Rises

Release date: July 27

Director: Christopher Nolan

Writers: Jonathan Nolan (screenplay), Christopher Nolan (screenplay)

Stars: Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Gary Oldman

Budget: $250,000,000 (estimated)

Production Co: Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Entertainment, Legendary Pictures

Storyline: Despite his tarnished reputation after the events of The Dark Knight, in which he took the rap for Dent's crimes, Batman feels compelled to intervene to assist the city and its police force which is struggling to cope with Bane's plans to destroy the city.

Compiled by Thanh Van