The Blood of Heroes (1990)

Directed by

David Peoples

Genre

action film, science fiction film, post-apocalyptic film, sport film, dystopian film

Country

Australia, United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

R

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 160 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a ruined future, a band of wanderers plays a violent game called Jugger for survival. They compete against richer teams in hopes of reaching the big leagues.

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What happens

The Salute of the Jugger (also released as The Blood of Heroes in the United States) is a 1989 post-apocalyptic film written and directed by David Webb Peoples, produced by Charles Roven, and starring Rutger Hauer, Joan Chen, and Vincent D'Onofrio. The film has inspired the creation of the sport Jugger. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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