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Wake of Death

2004 · 91 min

A grim, joyless revenge thriller that trades wit for brutality, moving briskly through grief and gunfire with little relief.

Genres
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Tagline
Revenge was all he had left.
Overview
Ben Archer, an ex-mob enforcer, seeks revenge against a ruthless Chinese kingpin responsible for his wife's brutal murder. When Archer joins forces with his old underworld friends, an all-out war is waged against the Chinese Triad.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • grief
  • violence
  • crime
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
action, adventure, thriller
Directed by
Philippe Martinez
Written by
Kristina Hamilton-Grobler, Laurent Fellous, Mick Davis, Philippe Martinez
Starring
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Simon Yam, Valerie Tian, Philip Tan, Tony Schiena, Claude Hernandez, Lisa King, Anthony Fridjhon
Music
Guy Farley
Cinematography
Emmanuel Kadosh
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany, France
Languages
English, Cantonese

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