Directed by:
Sheldon LettichCinematography:
Edward J. PeiComposer:
Harvey W. MasonCast:
Mark Dacascos, Stacey Travis, Geoffrey Lewis, Todd Susman, Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter, Antoni Corone, Frank Dux, Richard Coca, Paco Christian Prieto (more)Plots(1)
Ex-Special Forces soldier Louis Stevens (Mark Dacascos) returns to Miami to find his former high school overrun by drugs and violence. A master of the Brazilian martial art, capoeira, Stevens pledges to straighten out a dozen of the school's worst students by teaching them this demanding and highly-disciplined fighting style. Slowly, his program begins to work, giving the students new hope and purpose. But the local drug lord, himself a martial arts expert, vows to stop Stevens' positive influence. Now Stevens must fight to save his own life, as well as the lives of his rebellious young students. (official distributor synopsis)
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