When Karate champion Michael Rivers wins the last tournament of his career, shady businessman Ron Hall offers him the opportunity to fight in an illegal Kumite in Bulgaria against the world’s best martial artists. When Michael declines, Hall has his daughter kidnapped and, in order to rescue her, Rivers is left with no choice but to compete in the deadly tournament. Arriving in Bulgaria, he finds out that he is not the only fighter whose loved one was taken. Rivers enlists the help of trainers Master Loren, and Julie Jackson but will it be enough for him to win the tournament and save his daughter’s life?
05-09-2024
1h 45m
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Movie Details
Production Info
Director:
Ross W. Clarkson
Writers:
Sean David Lowe, Ross W. Clarkson
Production:
Lowe Media
Revenue:
$65,000,000
Budget:
$1,303,000
Key Crew
Executive Producer:
Sean David Lowe
Editor:
Oliver Harper
Producer:
Wayne A. Graves
Stunt Coordinator:
Mike Möller
Executive Producer:
Ray Abed
Locations and Languages
Country:
DE; US
Filming:
DE; US
Languages:
en
Main Cast
Mathis Landwehr
Mathis Landwehr was born in 1980. He is known for his work on V for Vendetta (2005), Hitman: Agent 47 (2015) and Speed Racer (2008).
Muscular African American sports star, actor, media identity and inventor of the phenomenally popular "Tae Bo" fitness system, derived from his extensive martial arts training. Blanks was born in Eerie, Pennsylvania in 1955 amongst humble backgrounds and grew up as one of 15 children, battling dyslexia and tendon problems. However that didn't stop him from starting his martial arts training at age 14 and eventually achieving black belts in tae kwon do & several other arts, and winning numerous US martial arts tournaments.
Blanks first popped up on movie screens in the mid 1980s in tough guy parts utilizing his athletic background and grim faced looks. Films roles included Tango & Cash (1989), Driving Force (1989) and A.W.O.L.: Absent Without Leave (1990). Things looked up in 1991, when Blanks scored the minor role of drug addicted running back "Billy Cole" in the explosive The Last Boy Scout (1991)....and further work followed often sharing lead billing in low budget - high action fare such as Talons of the Eagle (1992), TC 2000 (1993) and Expect No Mercy (1995).
In the late 1990s, Billy's innovative and exciting "Tae Bo" workout routine swept around the world like wildfire, and propelled him into the position of one of the world's most recognizable and biggest selling fitness trainers. The remarkable Blanks continues to refine and promote his unique "Tae Bo" fitness system, and he operates the Billy Blanks World Training Center in Sherman Oaks, California.
7th Degree Black Belt Billy Blanks had one of the greatest karate fight records in the sport's long history. Blanks was a 7-time world karate champion, the first Amateur Athletic Union Champ in 1975, the 1984 Massachusetts Golden Gloves Boxing Champion, and the Tri-State Golden Gloves Champion of Champions. He was the captain of the United States Karate Team and won over 30 gold medals in international competition. He was the number 1 or number 2 rated full-contact karate fighter in the United States for almost seven straight years. His epic battles with "Nasty" Anderson are legends among martial arts fans. He posted over 300 career victories. In 1982, Billy Blanks was honored by being inducted into the Karate Hall of Fame.
Matthias Hues is a German-born, naturalized American actor and martial artist. He was born in Waltrop, Germany, to Dr. Josef Hues and Maria Humperdinck Hues who still reside in Germany. Maria is the niece of Engelbert Humperdinck, composer of the opera Hansel and Gretel.
Cynthia Rothrock (born March 8, 1957) is an American martial artist and actress in martial arts films. She holds black belt rankings in seven styles of martial arts and was a high-level competitor in martial arts before becoming an actress. In 2014, she was inducted into the International Sports Hall Of Fame. In 2016, Martial Arts History Museum bestowed Rothrock the official title of "The Queen Of Martial Arts."
Rothrock was born in Wilmington, Delaware, and began training in martial arts at the age of 13. She quickly rose through the ranks, winning numerous championships in karate, kickboxing and taekwondo. In 1981, she was named World Champion in Forms and Weapons.
In 1985, Rothrock made her film debut, alongside Michelle Yeoh, in the Hong Kong action film "Yes, Madam!" The film was a box office success and made Rothrock a star in Asia. She went on to star in several more Hong Kong films, including "Millionaires' Express" (1986), "Magic Crystal" (1986), "Righting Wrongs" (1986) and "Lady Reporter" (1989).
Rothrock would return to the United States to further her acting career in many more martial arts films, including two "China O'Brien" movies in 1990, as well as "Lady Dragon" (1992), "Rage And Honor" (1992) and "Sworn To Justice" (1996).
In 2024, Rothrock co-wrote, produced and starred in a crowd-funded martial arts western, entitled "Black Creek," for which there's also an accompanying graphic novel.
Along with teaching martial arts, Rothrock is also a successful businesswoman, with her own line of martial arts clothing and accessories.
David Kurzhal, known on Youtube as the "Viking Samurai", is a lifelong martial artist, natural bodybuilder, actor and screenwriter. His popular YouTube channel features interviews with many greats from the action and martial arts world including Scott Adkins, Sheldon Lettich, Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Mohammed Qissi, Mark Dacascos, Michael Jai White, Benny "The Jet" Urquidez and so many more!
The evolution of his channel started from talking about action and martial arts films, to interviewing people involved in their creation to meeting up with and training with many famous martial artists to now starring alongside them in movies!
David is son of the legendary Bolo Yeung (Enter the Dragon, Bloodsport).A former bodybuilding champion, David is now a strength trainer for MMA athletes. When he was a boy, he appeared in Alex Law's "Painted Faces", the story of Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and their fellow Chinese Opera students but now David has a great potential to become a new action star.
Manuel Werling is a Thai-German actor, martial artist, fight choreographer & stunt performer, born 1989 in Berlin, Germany.
Under the guidance of his late father, he started training a variety of martial arts at the age of 5, competing in Tae Kwon Do, Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, Boxing and later moving on to study movement and martial arts under different mentors, including Ido Portal (Conor McGregor's Movement Coach) and Michael Bornhütter, who worked extensively with Donnie Yen.
Manuel is also the founder of MOVISION MOVEMENT, a Berlin based stunt team & community of actors and stunt performers specializing in martial arts, fight design & movement preparation/training of lead actors.
