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Wake of Death

Wake of Death

2004Movie⏱️ 1h 31mR
ActionAdventureDrama
5.5
IMDB Rating
10,666 votes

After his wife is brutally murdered, club enforcer Ben Archer wages war against the Chinese triads.

Director
Philippe Martinez
Writers
Mick Davis, Laurent Fellous, Kristina Hamilton-Grobler
Stars
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Simon Yam, Philip Tan
Release Date
January 19, 2005
Language
Cantonese, French, English
Country
United Kingdom, Germany, France, South Africa, United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme
Jean-Claude Van Damme
as Ben Archer
Simon Yam
Simon Yam
as Sun Quan
Philip Tan
Philip Tan
as Han
Valerie Tian
Valerie Tian
as Kim
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Tony Schiena
as Tony
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Claude Hernandez
as Raymond
Lisa King
Lisa King
as Cynthia Archer
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Anthony Fridjhon
as Max
Danny Keogh
Danny Keogh
as Mac Hoggins
Pierre Marais
Pierre Marais
as Nicholas Archer

💰 Box Office

$521,918
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
DTS
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Production
Bauer Martinez Studios, UKFS, Frame Werk Produktion GmbH & Co. KG

🏷️ Keywords

handcuffed to a bedfemale nudityfemale frontal nuditymurder of a nude womaneyewitness

🎯 Categories

CantoneseMartial ArtsOne-Person Army ActionTragedyUrban AdventureActionAdventureDrama

⭐ Featured Review

He Is Worse Than the Bad Guys
by claudio_carvalho2006-03-12
5/10

"In China, the girl Kim (Valerie Tian) witnesses the murder of her mother by her mobster father Sun Quan (Simon Wan) and escapes to Los Angeles in a vessel with other illegal immigrants. The ship is intercepted by the US Immigration Department, and the social worker Cynthia Archer (Lisa King) decides to host Kim at her home with her husband, the bouncer Ben Archer (Jean-Claude Van Damme), and their son Nicholas. Sun Quan comes to USA, and with the support of the dirty chief of Lisa, he gets the information where his daughter is and uses the Chinese triad to kill Cynthia and her Chinese steppare..."

💡 Did You Know?

Ringo Lam was the original director but he left the project after a few weeks of filming in Canada.

📖 Synopsis

After his wife is brutally murdered, club enforcer Ben Archer wages war against the Chinese triads.