A man must survive a prison where hardened criminals battle to the death for the warden's entertainment.
Direction
Ringo Lam's Hong Kong grit meets Eastern European misery.
Acting
Lawrence Taylor's 451: NFL Hall of Famer, actual acting.
Practical Effects
No CGI, just real mud, blood, and broken bones.
Director
Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Kyle LeBlanc
Lawrence Taylor
451
Lloyd Battista
General Hruschov
Carlos Gómez
Tolik
Chris Moir
Billy Cooper
Billy Rieck
Coolhand
Kaloian Vodenicharov
Dima
Ivo Tonchev
Marko
Juan Fernández
Shubka
Raicho Vasilev
Andrei
Michael Bailey Smith
Valya
Marnie Alton
Grey LeBlanc
Michail Elenov
Sergio
Robert LaSardo
Usup
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ringo Lam made this as his English-language comeback after City on Fire; he hated the final cut and disowned it.
The 451 character was originally written as white; Taylor's casting adds unintended racial commentary about Black athletes as disposable entertainment.
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