JCVD
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.
Plot
The film establishes Jean-Claude Van Damme playing himself as an out-of-luck actor. He is out of money; his agent cannot find him a decent production; and the judge in a custody battle is inclined to give custody of his daughter over to his ex-wife. His own daughter rejects him as a father. He returns to his childhood home of Schaerbeek in the Brussels capital region, Belgium, where he is still considered a hero.
More details
| author | Christophe Turpin Vincent Ravalec |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Belgium Los Angeles |
| director | Mabrouk El Mechri |
| editor | Kako Kelber |
| genre | action comedy crime drama |
| keywords | act archive footage arrest bank robber breaks the fourth wall build childhood home connect custody battle drug abuse engage enhance extortion force fourth wall hear held at gunpoint hostage situation law firm police officer post office speak talk teach video store wire transfer |
| musicBy | Gast Waltzing |
| producer | Jean-Claude van Damme |
| productionCompany | Gaumont RTBF |
| publisher | Gaumont Distribution Peace Arch Entertainment |
| recordedAt | Brussels Schaerbeek |
| theme | black comedy heist martial arts narrative |