Pound of Flesh (film)

Pound of Flesh

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Ernie Barbarash
Produced by Jonathan DuBois
Jeffrey Giles
Mike Leeder
Henry Luk
Michael Lurie
Kirk Shaw
Written by Joshua James
Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme
Darren Shahlavi
Narrated by kelton
Cinematography Cliff Hokanson
Production
company
Ace Studio
Odyssey Media
Release dates
May 15, 2015 (VOD)
Country Canada
Language English
Budget $7,500,000[1]

Pound of Flesh is a 2015 Canadian action thriller film directed by Ernie Barbarash, and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Darren Shahlavi.[2] It is the third collaboration between Van Damme and Barbarash (following Assassination Games in 2011 and Six Bullets in 2012).

Plot

In Manila, Philippines to donate his kidney to his dying niece, Deacon, a former black-ops agent, awakes the day before the operation to find he is the latest victim of organ theft. Stitched up and pissed-off, Deacon descends from his opulent hotel in search of his stolen kidney and carves a blood-soaked path through the darkest corners of the city - brothels, fight clubs, back-alley black markets, and elite billionaire estates. The clock is ticking for his niece and with each step he loses blood; Deacon with the help of his former underworld connections and his civilian brother will journey through society's seedy underbelly, proving to anyone who crosses their path, nothing means more to a man than his flesh and blood.

Cast

Production

Principal photography and production ended on May 24, 2014.[3] On January 14, 2015, Shahlavi died in his sleep at the age of 42.[4] The film's end credits start with an In memoriam to him.

References

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