“Bay Rong” or Clash, the movie that is starred by Ngo Thanh Van and Johnny Tri Nguyen will be the first Vietnamese action film that will appear on Star Movies in Asia and the Middle East on Saturday night, January 14.

Ngo Thanh Van and Johnny Tri Nguyen in "Clash".

Directed by Le Thanh Son, the $1.5 million movie was launched in Vietnam in late 2009. Though it came to cinemas at the same time with blockbuster Avatar, Clash still earned VND11.9 billion (over $500,000) after three weeks.

Its protagonists, Trinh (Ngo Thanh Van) and Quan (Johnny Tri Nguyen, who also co-wrote and co-produced), are caught up in a violent underworld they long to escape. Trinh, the icy leader of a hit squad that includes ex-con Quan, must rob from French mobsters a certain hard drive if she is to secure the return of her kidnapped daughter from the villainous Hac Long (Hoang Phuc), the heartless Black Dragon. That hard drive will allow the Black Dragon to gain control of Vinsat.1, Vietnam's only satellite.

The movie was brought to many international film festivals, including Tribecca Film Festival, San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (USA), Fantasia International Film Festival (Canada), Berlin Fantasy Film Festival (Germany) or Warsaw Film Festival (Poland).

On January 14, the movie will be broadcasted on Star Movies, the most film channel in Asia. This is considered a chance to introduce Vietnamese movies to the region.