We Die Youngis a 2019 Americandirect-to-videoaction filmdirected byLior Geller,and starringJean-Claude Van Damme,David Castañeda,and Elijah Rodriguez.
| We Die Young | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lior Geller |
| Screenplay by | Lior Geller |
| Story by | Andrew Friedman |
| Produced by | Moshe Diamant Sagiv Diamant Gabriel Georgiev |
| Starring | Jean-Claude Van Damme David Castañeda Elijah Rodriguez. |
| Cinematography | Ivan Vatsov |
| Edited by | Lior Geller Tal Keller |
| Music by | Erez Koskas |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Countries | United States Bulgaria |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4 million |
Summary story
editLucas, a 14-year-old boy inducted into the gang life inWashington, D.C.,is determined that his 10-year-old brother will not follow the same path. When an Afghanistan war veteran comes into the neighborhood, an opportunity arises.
Cast
edit- Elijah Rodriguez as Lucas
- Jean-Claude Van Dammeas Daniel
- David Castañedaas Rincon
- Nicholas Sean Johnny as Miguel
- Charlie MacGechan as Jester
- Joana Metrass as Anna
- Dean John-Wilsonas Mousey
- Jim Caesar as Fellx
- Kerry Bennettas Brenda
- Jacob Scipioas Tomas
- Joseph Long as Luis
- Gary Beadle as Winslow
Reception
editCommon Sense Mediarated the film 2 out of 5 stars.[1]
Simon Abrams ofRoger Ebert.comrated it 2 stars, saying "We Die Youngfollows a poorly defined audience surrogate, one who does what he's told without ever really standing apart from his guardians. "[2]
James Lindorf ofRed Carpet Crashpraised the direction and the performance of lead actorJean-Claude Van Damme.[3]
John Delia ofAced Magazinegave the film 4 out of 5 stars calling the film “Shocking, violent and emotional…” stating of director Lior Geller's work, “Geller… sets up the audience for a front row seat on aGodfatherresembling movie.”[4]"
References
edit- ^Brogan, Danny."We Die Young Movie Review".Common Sense Media.Retrieved20 February2023.
- ^Abrams, Simon."We Die Young".Roger Ebert.Retrieved20 February2023.
- ^RedCarpetCrash (2019-03-02)."Movie Review: 'We Die Young'".RedCarpetCrash.com.Retrieved2019-10-05.
- ^""We Die Young" Gang Related ".ACED Magazine.2019-02-28.Retrieved2019-10-05.
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