CinemaOSMovie · 2023 · 0h 58m

Jean-Claude Van Damme: Karate King

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An American low-budget action film celebrated an unexpected worldwide success in 1988: "Bloodsport". With its, the world of film fans and martial arts cinema discovered a new idol: Jean-Claude Van Damme. In the 1970s there was Bruce Lee, but at the end of the 1980s a Belgian won the day. Van Damme was a karate master and had unparalleled strength and flexibility. For ten years he was one of Hollywood's hottest action stars. But excessive overconfidence and drugs bring him down again. At home in Europe he becomes a laughing stock on talk shows. Only with "JCVD" does he manage to get back on his feet, playing his character with perspective and self-irony, but without ever giving up the reputation that his action films brought him and which has been a cult for several generations. The highs and lows of his eventful life are told through archive footage and contributions from people close to the popular Belgian actor.

Directed byOlivier Monssens

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 58m
Language
FR
Released
March 17, 2023
Studios
Flair ProductionsKaos FilmsRTBF

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Claude Goetz

Self - Interviewee

Philippe Graton

Philippe Graton

Self - Interviewee

Michel Qissi

Michel Qissi

Self - Interviewee

Monette Loza

Self - Interviewee

Marc Duvinage

Self - Interviewee

Vincent Fannoy

Self - Interviewee

Sheldon Lettich

Sheldon Lettich

Self - Interviewee

Cédric Delelée

Self - Interviewee

David Worth

Self - Interviewee

Ally Walker

Ally Walker

Self - Interviewee

Creative team
Directed by
Olivier Monssens
Written by
Olivier Monssens
Produced by
Gabriel Chabanier

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