Les fils du vent (2004)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

Julien Seri

Writers:

Bruno Guiblet (dialogue)
Philippe Lyon (writer)

Release Date:

23 June 2004 (France)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Tagline:

A Mortal Fighter. An Eternal Combat.

Plot Keywords:

Tattoo | Interracial Relationship | Explosion | Parkour | Yakuza

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Williams Belle	...	Williams
Châu Belle Dinh	...	Kien
Malik Diouf	...	Kenjee
Yann Hnautra	...	Yann
Guylain N'Guba-Boyeke	...	Yaguy (as Guylain)
Charles Perrière	...	Logan
Laurent Piemontesi	...	Léo
Elodie Yung	...	Tsu
Santi Sudaros	...	Kitano
Burt Kwouk	...	Wong
Ian Kay	...	Terry (as Ian Kay)
Charles Jarman	...	Johnny
Gary Stoner	...	Ned
Jason Hunjan	...	Un sportif anglais
Tony Christian	...	Un sportif anglais

Also Known As:

El retorno de los Yamakashi (Spain)
Sons of the Wind (International: English title)
The Great Challenge (USA)
Yamakasi vs. Ong Bak (Philippines: English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for martial arts violence.

Runtime:

France:90 min

Country:

France | UK | Spain

Language:

French | Japanese | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | USA:PG-13 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:PG | Hong Kong:IIA

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Company:

Dan Films

Movie Connections:

References Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991) (VG)

Someone please get these guys a good movie!

This is the second feature for the French stunt acrobat group Yamakasi. They are all very talented but director Julien Seri can't capitalize on this talent to save his life. Granted, this is a bit better than the eyeball killer YAMAKASI (2001) but not by much. The group finds themselves in Thailand and they end up feuding with a local Yakuza (!) gang. Each member is given more to do this time whether it be falling in love or re-connecting with one's long dead mystical father. There are quite a few action scenes but nothing really stands out. Director Seri has an unbelievable ability to shoot stuff in a way that it has so little impact. The only high point is a shot where three guys drop about 5 stories down a series of silos that is shot in one take. Given that Thailand produced their own badass actioner in ONG BAK the year before, it is sad to see these talented guys relying on lots of wirework. I pray that someone will utilize their parkour skills in something in the future that is a bit more engaging like BANLIEUE 13.