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: 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.

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