Unleashed (2005)

Directed by

Louis Leterrier

Genre

action film, martial arts film, thriller film

Country

United Kingdom, France, United States

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

R

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 2,212 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man raised as a weapon for a crime boss discovers the chance for a normal life with the help of a blind piano tuner. He must break free from his violent past.

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What happens

Unleashed (French: Danny the Dog) is a 2005 action film directed by Louis Leterrier and written by Luc Besson. It was produced by Besson and Jet Li, the latter of whom also starred in the lead role. The film co-stars Morgan Freeman, Bob Hoskins, and Kerry Condon. The action scenes were choreographed by Yuen Woo-ping, with the film's setting and shooting location in Glasgow, Scotland. The film follows Danny (Li), a man trained from childhood to be a brutal enforcer for a crime boss (Hoskins), who learns about the possibilities of a normal life. It received generally positive reviews, and many critics regard it as Li's best foreign film as a leading man. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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