Blood of Redemption (2013)

A business man by day and criminal mastermind by night, Quinn Forte (Billy Zane) had it all: money, power, respect...until someone from his inner circle murdered his father and stole it all away.

Directors:

Giorgio Serafini, Shawn Sourgose (co-director)

Writers:

Shawn Sourgose, Rey Reyes

Stars:

Dolph Lundgren, Vinnie Jones, Billy Zane

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dolph Lundgren	...	Axel
Vinnie Jones	...	Campbell
Billy Zane	...	Quinn Grimaldi
Gianni Capaldi	...	Kurt Grimaldi
Robert Davi	...	Hayden
Jelly Howie	...	Loryn
Massi Furlan	...	Boris
Robert Miano	...	Sergio (Serge) Grimaldi
Scott Ly	...	Lin Chau
Jim Storm	...	Senator Roswald (as James Storm)
Zoli Dora	...	Campbell Henchman #1
Craig Dabbs	...	Campbell Henchman #2
Chris Gann	...	Campbell Henchman #3
Kelly Wood	...	Natalie the Technician
Franco Vega	...	Officer Hunter

Storyline

Quinn Forte had it all: power, money, a brother who idolized him, and a woman who loved him. He also had enemies. In the course of one night, he loses everything. Betrayed by someone in his inner circle, Quinn is set up and arrested. His father, the patriarch of the criminal empire is killed and his brother suspects that Quinn is behind it all. When he's released from jail he tries to escape the demons from his past, but that becomes an impossible task. Campbell, the ruthless new leader of "The Company" won't let him leave in peace. So instead of escaping them, Quinn fights back. He joins forces with his former henchman and friend, The Swede, and takes on his enemies head on.

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Plot Keywords:

money | henchman | criminal | fight | martial arts | 

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Taglines:

Redemption can only be found through blood.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Despite being intended and framed for a 2.35:1 aspect ratio, all the Blu-ray & DVD releases have been in 1.78:1.

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Goofs

When Axel is shooting a bad guy with a M-16, you can see in the close up picture that the dust cover on the rifle is still closed, it opens automatically when you shoot

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Connections

Referenced in Blood of Redemption: Behind the Scenes (2013)

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Soundtracks

Red
Written by Carlie de Boer (as Carlie de Boer) and Stefan Moessle
Performed by Carlie de Boer (as Carlie de Boer)
Courtesy of Secret Sounds LLC

User Reviews

I watched mainly for Dolph

To start I began my love affair with Dolph Lundgren when I was about 12 and was heartbroken when he ceased making movies, or so I thought. It seems he'd been stuck in the straight to DVD funk and needed a good script or, in the case of his comeback, an old friend.

When the Expendable came out and I went to see it it was a little after my 40th birthday and I was astounded when I saw a familiar yet somewhat lost name in the beginning credits. "Dolph Lundgren" Oh joy! Needless to say, I had to own it once it hit DVD status and it reawakened my love for this brilliant man.

I began looking for his movies and to my surprise, I was met with titles I'd never seen before and future works in progress.

Since then I've seen almost all of his movies with exception of a few and that's only because they have yet to be released. So now, lets get started with this movie review shall we.

We are told that "It begins with a mans death." and in fact it begins with a family watched over by a man named Axel, (Lundgren)a long time body guard and friend of a mob boss. When his charge is eventually killed he takes it upon himself to find out two things. Why? and Who? With the help of a beautiful young woman named Laryen and an FBI agent he begins to put the pieces of a very troubling puzzle together. But the picture he ends up with is more disappointing then he anticipates.

In the end Axel must follow his own advise to stay alive long enough to exact vengeance on the one who murdered his friend.

*I enjoyed it so much that I bought it*

Details

Official Sites:

VMI Worldwide [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 December 2013 (United Arab Emirates)

Also Known As:

Blood of Redemption

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

VMI Worldwide, High Five Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1