

Jean-Claude Van Damme: Karate King
An American low-budget action film celebrated an unexpected worldwide success in 1988: "Bloodsport". With its, the world of film fans and martial arts cinema discovered a new idol: Jean-Claude Van Damme. In the 1970s there was Bruce Lee, but at the end of the 1980s a Belgian won the day. Van Damme was a karate master and had unparalleled strength and flexibility. For ten years he was one of Hollywood's hottest action stars. But excessive overconfidence and drugs bring him down again. At home in Europe he becomes a laughing stock on talk shows. Only with "JCVD" does he manage to get back on his feet, playing his character with perspective and self-irony, but without ever giving up the reputation that his action films brought him and which has been a cult for several generations. The highs and lows of his eventful life are told through archive footage and contributions from people close to the popular Belgian actor.
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BelgiumBE
- TVRTBF La Une17 Mar 2023
FranceFR
- Digital / OTTArte media library6 Oct 2023
- TVArte13 Oct 2023
GermanyDE
- Digital / OTTArte media library6 Oct 2023
- TVArte13 Oct 2023
SpainES
- TVMoviestar+29 Jul 2023
SwitzerlandCH
- TVRTS 118 Mar 2023
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Jean-Claude Van Damme: Karate King was released on 17 March 2023.
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