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Bay Rong – Clash

admin — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:36:39 +0000

Trinh, a reluctant mercenary, is beholden to a crime lord who promises only to release her kidnapped daughter when she completes a series of missions. On what could be Trinh’s final job, she meets and falls for Quan—whose hidden agenda could ruin the only chance she has of seeing her daughter again. Together with a motley crew of ass-kicking outcasts and no-goodniks, Trinh and Quan battle round after round against gangs and mafiosi… graduating each level like the progression of a video game.

Choi Voi – Adrift

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:48:14 +0000

Set in modern Hanoi, Adrift is a sensual, intimate and atmospheric drama about a newlywed couple that explores sexual awakening, lesbian desire and marital infidelity. These topics are still largely taboo in conservative Vietnam, but due to the country’s transition from communism to a form of capitalism, the rapidly changing economic reality means a shift in social mores. Nevertheless, age-old traditions are still largely observed, especially with regard to the sacred ritual of marriage.

Dung Dot – Don’t Burn

admin — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:59:34 +0000

“??ng ??t”, directed and written by Dang Nhat Minh, is about an heroic army doctor’s life and her love for her country and people.

The doctor, Dang Thuy Tram, dedicated her life to the country during the Vietnam War. The film opens with a battle in Quang Ngai Province’s Duc Pho District, where Thuy Tram worked and was killed in 1970 from a US attack. After Thuy Tram’s last battle, US soldier Fred Whitehurst chanced upon her two diaries, which haunted him for the next 35 years until he returned them to her family three years ago. The private memoirs, popularly sought by readers both in Vietnam and around the world, are now preserved at the Vietnam Center and Archive in Lubbock, Texas. The English version was released under the title “Last Night I Dreamed of Peace.”

“Dung dot” is the shortened form of what a Vietnamese interpreter named Huan, of the former Saigon regime, is supposed to have told Whitehurst when he handed them back after reading them: “Dung dot, trong do da co lua (Don’t burn [it], it has fire in it).” Recently, “Dung dot” won the Fukuoka Audience Award at the 2009 Fukuoka International Film Festival.

14 Ngày Phép – 14 Days

admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:00:50 +0000

The film is about a Vietnamese expatriate who spends his 14 day vacation visiting his home country which has undergone remarkable economic reforms. His journey allows him to discover his home country and change his view on life and people.

Giai Cuu Than Chet

admin — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 07:52:47 +0000

An is a young student who dreams of meeting handsome death just like the movie “The Hot Kiss. ” Her wish comes true and she finds herself face-to-face with a teenage Death, but she must work hard to rescue him! Giai Cuu Than Chet is star-studded with famous singers, actors and actresses!

Chuyen Tinh Xa Xu – Passport To Love

admin — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:24:52 +0000

A romantic comedy set in modern day Saigon, Vietnam and Orange Country, USA. Khang is a charming and handsome playboy; Hieu is his earnest and hardworking “Bill Gates” wannabe sidekick. “The Boys” are sent to study abroad in the US and to bring home a coveted American University Degree. Once in America, Khang’s life spirals into chaos; he falls for a young, single mother who happens to be the police officer who books him. While Hieu finds himself trapped between the tempting, Viet Kieu pageant girl Jennifer and his almost too perfect fiancé, Thao, back home.

Huyen Thoai Bat Tu – The Legend Is Alive

admin — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:06:24 +0000

Dustin Nguyen (Little Fish) is Ly Tieu Long (Vietnamese for Bruce Lee) a mentally challenged martial artist whose quest to find America takes him throughout central Vietnam.

Long’s mother ba Lan (Kim Xuan, Beautiful Country) runs a school teaching the Binh Dinh style of Vietnamese martial arts. Too slow to participate with the other children, Long receives his training in solace. His mother’s love and devotion is soon rewarded when Long becomes proficient in Binh Dinh martial arts. When ba Lan dies, Long is left alone and confused. He decides to try and find a way to bring his mother’s ashes to America to rest with his father (Bruce Lee), or so he believes.

Along the way, Long meets a jaded runaway named Trinh (Tran Thien Tu, The White Silk Dress). When Trinh finds out the internet fianceù she ran away from home for is the big boss (Tran Bao Son) in a human trafficking ring, Trinh turns to Long for help.

Unfortunately for Trinh, Long has vowed to his mother, never to use his martial arts skills to fight. When trouble mounts, and the bad guys pile it on, Long finally snaps, ultimately breaking his vow to his mother in order to rescue Trinh from a life of servitude.

Dep Tung Centimet

admin — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:01:41 +0000

A romantic comedy about the trials and tribulations of a beauty pagent winner and a unusual photographer. Both are novice to their occupations. The beauty has no acting talent, only her looks. The photographer likes to shoot the natural female form and is constantly trying to “shoot her”.