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Book of Swords is a american film of genre Fantasy released in USA on 7 august 2007 with Ho Sung Pak

Book of Swords (1996)

Book of Swords
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Released in USA 7 august 2007
OriginUSA
Genres Fantasy,    Action
Rating40% 2.0317052.0317052.0317052.0317052.031705

Book of Swords is a 2002 (the date of release, it was actually filmed in 1996 in Chicago) low-budget martial arts film.

The film featured four actors from the 1992 video game Mortal Kombat II: Ho Sung Pak as Lang (the role being a nod to and a play on words for his MKII character Liu Kang), Richard Divizio (a nod to Kano), Daniel Pesina (a nod to Johnny Cage) and Katalin Zamiar (a nod to Mileena). It also starred Taimak and Shaun Gayle.

Synopsis

Après trois ans d'absence et le meurtre de son frère et de son co-équipier, Lang retourne à Chicago pour retrouver la trace de ses mystérieux assassins. Au cours de sa quête, l'ex-officier de police découvre l'existence du "Livre des Epées", un manuscrit énigmatique et mystique dont il apprend le terrible secret...

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