Diamond Dogs (2007)

A mercenary is hired to protect an expedition group while they search for a Tangka, a Buddhist artifact worth millions of dollars.

Directors:

Shimon Dotan (as Samuel Dolhasca), Dolph Lundgren (uncredited)

Writer:

Leopold St-Pierre (screenplay) (as Léopold St-Pierre)

Stars:

Dolph Lundgren, Nan Yu, Xue Zuren

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dolph Lundgren	...	Xander Ronson
Nan Yu	...	Anika
Xue Zuren	...	Ang Shaw
William Shriver	...	Chambers
Raicho Vasilev	...	Zhukov
NuoMing Huari	...	Sonia (as Noming)
Hu Sha	...	House Manager
Gregory MacIsaac	...	Sinister Man
Chunnian Zhang	...	Eye Patch
Huriga	...	Mongolian Man
Heping Wang	...	Old Monk
Xinmin Wang	...	Main Judge
Wang Lusha	...	Young Judge
Wang Jun	...	Female Judge
Davy Williams	...	Jim (as David A. Williams)

Storyline

American ex-soldier Ronson (Dolph Lundgren) has fallen on hard times. He has been reduced to brutal illegal prizefights in the dingy backstreets of a city in Inner Mongolia in an attempt to pay off his debts. Things go from bad to worse after Ronson is caught in the act and arrested. The judge offers Ronson a choice: pay off all his debts in a month or return to jail. While Ronson is busy debating his limited options, he encounters the alluring Anika (Yu Nan), whom he follows down an alley only to be attacked by three thugs. After successfully beating off his attackers, he learns that the fight has been an elaborate audition for Anika's stepfather Chambers, a wealthy New York art collector. Chambers offers Ronson enough money to settle all his debts if he will guide an expedition composed of Chambers (William Shriver), Anika, several of Chambers' men and archeologist Ang Shaw into the rugged mountains of Mongolia. With the help of a secret map, Chambers hopes to locate a fabled temple...

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Plot Keywords:

opening action scene | mercenary | buddhist | temple | ex soldier | 

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Taglines:

Meet Ronson: Adventurer, world traveler, always short of money, a man of a few words, a gun for hire. The solution to your problem.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and some language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The version released is the producers cut. Dolph Lundgren subsequently supervised a new cut that remained unreleased.

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Goofs

When Chambers picks up the Tangka it is full of dust and dirt, but when you see it after they come out of the cave there is not a spot of dust on it.

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Quotes

Sinister Man: The toughest one is the donkey.

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Connections

Referenced in Making of 'Diamond Dogs' (2008)

User Reviews

Watch Paint dry..... its more entertaining

A low budget, badly acted film............ everything about this film is poorly staged, wooden acting by C list actors and unbelievable settings, I'm still watching this as I write........... OMG so awful.

What more can I say, the scenes do not fit together....

The 'escape' scenes well, simply not believable.

Best line ... He's dead (immediately pull sheet over head LOL)

I'm still cringing as I write this, if second graders presented this as a home movie I would expect better acting (and sets :) )

Please, let me write this comment without having to make up ten lines about a film that doesn't even deserve one!!!!!

Even if you are desperate to watch a film, don't bother with this - paint a wall and watch it dry or sit in the garden and watch grass grow, so much more entertaining :))

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [China]

Country:

Canada China

Language:

English Mandarin

Release Date:

1 November 2009 (China)

Also Known As:

Anthropokynigos

Filming Locations:

Huhhot, Inner Mongolia, China

Company Credits

Production Co:

Golden Ocean Entertainment, Moonstone Entertainment, Red Orm Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1