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Wake of Death

Wake of Death

Revenge was all he had left.

20046.01h 31m

Overview

Ben Archer, an ex-mob enforcer, seeks revenge against a ruthless Chinese kingpin responsible for his wife's brutal murder. When Archer joins forces with his old underworld friends, an all-out war is waged against the Chinese Triad.

Directed by Philippe Martinez
Written by Mick Davis, Laurent Fellous, Philippe Martinez
Produced by Stanley Roup, Alan Latham, Philippe Martinez
Box OfficeBudget: $14.0MRevenue: $522K

Top Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Ben Archer

Simon Yam

Simon Yam

Sun Quan

Valerie Tian

Valerie Tian

Kim

Philip Tan

Philip Tan

Han

Tony Schiena

Tony Schiena

Tony

C

Claude Hernandez

Raymond

Lisa King

Lisa King

Cynthia Archer

Anthony Fridjhon

Anthony Fridjhon

Max

Danny Keogh

Danny Keogh

Mac Hoggins

P

Pierre Marais

Nicholas Archer

Themes & Keywords

gangstertriaderevengemobster

About Wake of Death

Wake of Death is a action film released in 2004 exploring themes of gangster, triade, revenge, mobster. Directed by Philippe Martinez, it stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, Simon Yam, Valerie Tian. Ben Archer, an ex-mob enforcer, seeks revenge against a ruthless Chinese kingpin responsible for his wife's brutal murder. When Archer joins forces with his old underworld friends, an all-out war is waged against the Chinese Triad.

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