Six Bullets

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Movie
German title Six Bullets
Original title Six Bullets
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2012
length 115 minutes
Age rating FSK 18
Rod
Director Ernie Barbarash
script Chad Law ,
Evan Law
production Justin Bursch ,
Brad Krevoy ,
Patrick Newall
music Neal Acree
camera Phil Parmet
cut Peter Devaney Flanagan
occupation

Six Bullets is an American action - thriller from 2012. Directed by Ernie Barbarash , the screenplay was written by Chad and Evan Law . The main actor in the film is Jean-Claude Van Damme .

action

Former mercenary Samson Gaul tracks down missing and kidnapped people. Innocent children are cruelly killed during a rescue operation in which he rescues a young boy from the hands of a child prostitution ring. Gaul blames himself for this and quits his job. He resumes his old job as a butcher.

The MMA -Fighter Andrew Fayden traveling with his wife and daughter Becky for his comeback fight in the foreign him Bucharest. After their daughter disappears from the hotel without a trace and the police seem powerless, the desperate parents turn to Samson Gaul. He initially refuses to help. After Fayden endangered himself by his impetuous manner in a bar when looking for his daughter, Gaul saves him from the situation. He realizes that it is better to help people in need than to feel sorry for yourself and supports the Faydens in their research.

He breaks into the house of the most powerful criminal in town and forces him to provide him with information about the girl's disappearance. He also scratches the name Becky on his chest and threatens to stab his eyes if he doesn't bring the girl back within a day.

The gang boss becomes restless and orders one of his henchmen to break off the action with Becky. But the latter kills another girl who looks like Becky and mutilates and burns her body in a bathtub to lure the police on the wrong track. During the autopsy, the doctor confirmed that it was the Fayden's daughter, but Gaul saw through the trick. However, he is visited in his butcher's shop by the gang boss who tortures and wants to kill him. However, Gaul's son, who works for the police, saves him and the two shoot the criminals.

Gaul stops the Faydens driving to the airport and convinces them of his view of things. In the back room of Gaul's butcher's shop, they torture the doctor, who admits he was bribed. He gives the name of the client. Samson Gaul brings the Faydens to a safe hiding place. But these are called by their daughter and set out to free Becky. They inform Gaul and drive to an abandoned prison where Becky is being held. Gaul saves the Faydens from a predicament and together they look for their daughter. They find another kidnapped girl and take her away. The leader of the kidnappers now wants an exchange, Becky for the other girl. The Faydens seemingly accept it, the ambush planned by the leader does not work and he is ultimately shot. Finally, the police arrive, who have informed Gaul's son.

In the end, Samson Gaul shoots the client.

criticism

The film service called Six Bullets an "unconvincing attempt by the beating icon Jean-Claude van Damme to walk on the paths of earlier action years. Although he struggles quite bravely through the same fights, the signs of the times also gnaw on his face, which in other films is now presented far more succinctly in charismatic villain roles. "The editorial team of Cinema said:" Van Damme tries to break the legs himself as a broken hero. The solid B variant of " 96 Hours " is predictable and wooden - and yet a highlight of his late work. "

background

The film had a production budget of about $ 10 million. The shooting took place from August 29 to September 25, 2011. After Assassination Games , this is the second collaboration between Jean-Claude Van Damme and director Ernie Barbarash .

The title Six Bullets refers to the statement made in the film that human life is so cheap that a child can be bought for six bullets.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Certificate of Release for Six Bullets . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , August 2012 (PDF; test number: 134 233 V).
  2. ^ Film review , film service
  3. ^ Film review , Cinema
  4. ↑ Budget according to the Internet Movie Database
  5. ↑ Production according to the Internet Movie Database