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Dragon Eyes (2012)

Dragon Eyes poster
Directed by
John Hyams
Genre
action film, martial arts film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
R
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 203 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mysterious man arrives in New Orleans and works to bring two rival gangs together. They must face the corrupt lawmen who have been exploiting them for their own gain.

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What happens

Dragon Eyes is a 2012 American martial arts film starring Cung Le and Jean-Claude Van Damme. It was directed by John Hyams. In New Orleans, a mysterious man looks to unite two warring gangs against the lawmen who have been using them to advance their corrupt agenda. The film was the second collaboration between Van Damme and Hyams, after Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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