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JCVD

2008-06-04 · 96 min · ★ 6.6

Drama · Action · Comedy · Crime

Between his tax problems and his legal battle with his wife for the custody of his daughter, these are hard times for the action movie star who finds that even Steven Seagal has pinched a role from him! This fictionalized version of Jean-Claude Van Damme returns to the country of his birth to seek the peace and tranquility he can no longer enjoy in the United States, but inadvertently gets involved in a bank robbery with hostages.

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Production details

Directors
Mabrouk El Mechri
Production companies
Gaumont, Samsa Film, Artémis Productions, Bankable, La SOFICA Cofinova 4, CinéCinéma, Film Fund Luxembourg, Cofinova 4, Canal+, RTBF
Countries
Belgium, France, Luxembourg
Status
Released
Budget
USD 6,000,000
Revenue
USD 2,342,211

Top Cast

Jean-Claude Van DammeJean-Claude Van DammeJ.C.V.D.
François DamiensFrançois DamiensBruges
Zinedine SoualemZinedine SoualemMan wearing Beret
Karim BelkhadraKarim BelkhadraWatchman
Jean-François WolffJean-François WolffThirty-year-old
Anne PaulicevichAnne PaulicevichTeller
John FlandersJohn FlandersEx-wife's Lawyer
Janine HorsburghJanine HorsburghJCVD's Assistant
Mourade ZeguendiMourade ZeguendiVideo Club Client
Valérie BodsonValérie BodsonWidow at Film Budapest
Hervé SogneHervé SogneLieutenant Smith
Rock ChenAsian Director
Huifang WangAsian Translator
Renata KamaraLos Angeles Court Judge
Vincent LecuyerVincent LecuyerVideo Club Seller
Jenny De ChezJCVD's Taxi Driver
Patrick SteltzerPatrick SteltzerPoliceman 1
Bernard EylenboschBernard EylenboschTelecom Technician
Pascal LefebvreGuard 2
Jacky LambertJacky LambertGuard 3

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