We Die Young is a 2019 American direct-to-video action film directed by Lior Geller, and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, David Castañeda, and Elijah Rodriguez.

We Die Young
Directed byLior Geller
Screenplay byLior Geller
Story byAndrew Friedman
Produced byMoshe Diamant
Sagiv Diamant
Gabriel Georgiev
StarringJean-Claude Van Damme
David Castañeda
Elijah Rodriguez.
CinematographyIvan Vatsov
Edited byLior Geller
Tal Keller
Music byErez Koskas
Release date
  • March 1, 2019 (2019-03-01) (US)
Running time
92 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Bulgaria
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4 million

Summary story

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Lucas, a 14-year-old boy inducted into the gang life in Washington, D.C., is determined that his 10-year-old brother will not follow the same path. When an Afghanistan war veteran comes into the neighborhood, an opportunity arises.

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Reception

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Common Sense Media rated the film 2 out of 5 stars.[1]

Simon Abrams of Roger Ebert.com rated it 2 stars, saying "We Die Young follows a poorly defined audience surrogate, one who does what he's told without ever really standing apart from his guardians."[2]

James Lindorf of Red Carpet Crash praised the direction and the performance of lead actor Jean-Claude Van Damme.[3]

John Delia of Aced Magazine gave the film 4 out of 5 stars calling the film “Shocking, violent and emotional…” stating of director Lior Geller's work, “Geller… sets up the audience for a front row seat on a Godfather resembling movie.”[4] "

References

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  1. ^ Brogan, Danny. "We Die Young Movie Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  2. ^ Abrams, Simon. "We Die Young". Roger Ebert. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  3. ^ RedCarpetCrash (2019-03-02). "Movie Review: 'We Die Young'". RedCarpetCrash.com. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  4. ^ ""We Die Young" Gang Related". ACED Magazine. 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
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