Credited cast: | |||
Scott Adkins | ... | Martin Tillman | |
Marko Zaror | ... | Rastignac | |
JuJu Chan Szeto | ... | Isabelle (as JuJu Chan) | |
Cung Le | ... | Boon | |
Vladimir Kulich | ... | Steiner | |
Keith David | ... | Valentine | |
Charles Fathy | ... | Amarillo | |
Matthew Marsden | ... | Harrison | |
Sheena Chou | ... | Samsip-Sam | |
Luke Massy | ... | The Champ | |
Aki Aleong | ... | Tribal Chieftain | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Jon Lee Brody | |||
Ben Burton | ... | Legionnaire | |
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Esteban Cueto | ... | Fighter |
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William "Will" Daubert | ... | Legionnaire |
Indochina, 1959. A Wild West town controlled by the criminal class: Vietnamese warlords and European war criminals. Den-Dhin-Chan Labor Camp is run by four such dangerous men. The worst prison in the land, it is here that a European, former-champion boxer Martin Tilman (Scott Adkins) has made a name for himself fighting tournaments, on which wealthy criminals gamble in high stakes events. When Tilman is due for release, he just wants to return home, but the corrupt forces running the jail will do everything in their power to keep him locked down. When all that Tilman holds dear is taken away in a vicious act of violence, he is forced to confront the five men responsible and take his revenge.
I reckon if Scott Adkins was around in the 80s he'd be a very big star. As it is, he even struggles having a fan base in his "home" in the UK. But that doesn't stop him having decent success in quite a few movies in recent years. Also while I'm not sure if he's big in Japan (tonight), I do know he's big in Germany.
But even over here this particular movie will have some issues. Or rather limited success to be more specific. While the movie does try to give the whole thing a slightly different taste with its story it doesn't work that well overall. Also the action scenes are not the best he's done, stunt wise that is. If you're a fan of his work, this may be worth a look, but everyone else should probably spend their time otherwise