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Wake of Death is a american film of genre Drama directed by Philippe Martinez released in USA on 28 december 2004 with Jean-Claude Van Damme

Wake of Death (2004)

Wake of Death
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Released in USA 28 december 2004
Length 1h31
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Martial arts,    Action,    Adventure,    Martial arts
Rating55% 2.7567852.7567852.7567852.7567852.756785

Wake of Death is a 2004 American/German action film directed by French director, Philippe Martinez and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. Ringo Lam was the original director, but he left the project after a few weeks of filming in Canada. The film was released to the cinema in France but direct to video in America in 2004.

Synopsis

After being a gangster for many years, Ben Archer (Jean-Claude Van Damme) moves from Marseille to Los Angeles and decides to become legit to spend more time with his wife, Cynthia (Lisa King), and his child, Nicholas (Pierre Marais).

Actors

Jean-Claude Van Damme

(Ben Archer)
Simon Yam

(Sun Quan)
Burt Kwouk

(Tommy Li)
Valerie Tian

(Kim)
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