Unprecedented Action Unveils in Martial Arts Film “DIE FIGHTING”
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filmmaker Fabien Garcia, a martial arts enthusiast who’s been training in Judo
since he was six helms and stars in the action movie to beat in “Die
Fighting.”
In “Die Fighting,” a team of
Shaolin-trained kung fu actors are about to make their big break in Hollywood
when a shady director forces them through a gauntlet in Los Angeles, forcing
them to act and react in a brutal action reality movie, filming their every
move as they are pitted against a gallery of thugs. To make their way out of the movie and keep
their families alive, they must face every death-defying challenge the director
throws at them or be killed in the filming process.
Martial Artists Trapped in Brutal Reality Film in “DIE FIGHTING”
Martial Artists Trapped in Brutal Reality Film in “DIE FIGHTING”
A
fan of Jackie Chan and Jean Claude Van Damme films among others, Garcia grew up
in France with a love for martial arts films.
When he was fourteen, he started to train in the traditional art of
Vovinam Viet Vo Dao, a Vietnamese martial arts that includes weapons work too. Along with his mixed training in Jiu Jitsu and
Vovinam, he learned to incorporate different fighting styles in his competitive
fights. It was during his stay in the
Shaolin monastery that he met his partners in film production, Laurent Buson
and Yannick Van Damm. “They were going
inside the monastery when I was leaving and we quickly became friends. Yannick
Van Dam was a few years ahead of us so he was our big brother and showed us the
ropes. Laurent was in another school and Yannick slept in the monastery since
he was already one of the monks’ disciples,” recalls Garcia.
Garcia
further shared on his training in the martial arts before being caught in
producing films, “After Shaolin, living in the Beijing Sport University was
paradise. The training was different, only 2 to 3 hours a day, but the quality
of the teaching was also more efficient, as the teachers were all former Wushu
national champions. They were the best and knew how to help you improve fast
without killing your body. We trained two years in the Sport University and
became friends with a national Wushu champion and Beijing Wushu team member,
Wang Xiao Na. She was our private teacher until she became pregnant, so we went
to Beijing Shi Cha Hai Sport School. That's where the Beijing Wushu Team and a
young Jet Li trained.”
In a review by Bobby Blakey of www.examiner.com, he finds the movie surprisingly unique and
highly recommends it too to be seen in the big screen. “The story itself is
pretty simple and straight forward, but they thrust in an interesting twist in
the end to help it stand out, but rest assured the fighting is the reason to
check out this film. The found footage genre is so over used, but here it
finally gets a revitalized feel thanks to the awe-inspiring martial arts and
will hopefully be only the beginning to seeing this amazing group come together
to showcase their skills. If you are a fan of martial arts on any level you
have to check out this film. You will not be disappointed.”
“Die Fighting” opens July 15 in
cinemas from Crystalsky Multimedia.
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