JCVD (2008)

Name: JCVD
Director: Mabrouk El Mechri
Genre: Drama, Action, Comedy, Crime
Released: 2008-06-04
Duration: 1 h 36 min
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, François Damiens, Zinedine Soualem, Karim Belkhadra

Drama Action Comedy Crime

Director: Mabrouk El Mechri

Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, François Damiens, Zinedine Soualem, Karim Belkhadra

Runtime96 min

RatingR

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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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JCVD (2008) offers a unique, self-reflective take on action star Jean-Claude Van Damme, directed by Mabrouk El Mechri. Blending drama, comedy, and the star's own persona, this film provides a compelling character study of a fictionalized version of Van Damme navigating personal and professional crises, offering fans a fresh perspective on the iconic actor.

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JCVD is a 2008 satirical black comedy crime drama film co-written and directed by Mabrouk el Mechri, and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme as a fictionalized version of himself: a down and out action star whose family and career are crumbling around him as he is caught in the middle of a post office heist in his hometown of Brussels, Belgium.