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Wake of Death ()

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After his wife is brutally murdered, club enforcer Ben Archer wages war against the Chinese triads.
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Cast

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Ben Archer
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Sun Quan
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Han
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Kim
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Tony
Claude Hernandez ...
Raymond
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Cynthia Archer
Anthony Fridjhon ...
Max
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Mac Hoggins
Pierre Marais ...
Nicholas Archer
Warrick Grier ...
Da Costa
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Andy Wang
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Mamma Li (as Jacqui Chan)
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Tommy Li
Joon Chong ...
Kim's Mother
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Doctor Walker
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Judge Brown (as Bo Peterson)
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Babysitter (as Tarryn Downes)
Quentin Chong ...
Toby 1 (as Kru Quentin Chong)
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Toby 2 (as Kru Winston Chong)
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Customs Officer
Justin Fouche ...
Skinny Man (as Justin Fouché)
Chantal Nell ...
Homeless Person #1 (as Chantel Nel)
Lionel Channering ...
Homeless Person #2
Daz Parker ...
Mall Security #1
Jake Mervine ...
Mall Security #2 (as Jacob Mervine)
Kirsten Marriott ...
Mall Security #3
Axel Van Leeuwen ...
Mall Security #4
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Girl on Ladder
Soh Fongang ...
Maintenance Person #1
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Priest Lee (uncredited)
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Biker Thug (uncredited)

Directed by

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Philippe Martinez

Written by

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Mick Davis ... ()
 
Laurent Fellous ... ()
 
Kristina Hamilton-Grobler ... () (as Kristina Hamilton)
 
Philippe Martinez ... ()

Produced by

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Donald A. Barton ... executive producer
Karinne Behr ... executive producer
Christopher Robin Bell ... associate producer
Antony Blakey ... executive producer
Helmut Breuer ... executive producer
Luc Campeau ... co-producer
François Cohen-Séat ... co-producer
Anton Ernst ... co-producer
Paul Feetum ... executive producer
Barry Filby ... executive producer
Stefan Jonas ... co-producer
Walter Josten ... associate producer
Andreas Klein ... executive producer
Alan Latham ... producer
Stephen Mardsen ... executive producer
Philippe Martinez ... producer
Stéphanie Martinez ... producer
Douglas W. Miller ... executive producer
Juan Montilla Eslava ... executive producer
Stanley Roup ... producer

Music by

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Guy Farley

Cinematography by

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Emmanuel Kadosh

Editing by

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Christopher Robin Bell
Dedan Ouziel

Editorial Department

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Dominik Bollen ... post-production coordinator
Ritchy Freund ... post-production coordinator
Deborah Kavanagh ... assistant editor
Tom Kinnersly ... assistant editor
Andreas Lautil ... color timer
Fiona Mackay ... post-production assistant
Morten P. Nielsen ... assistant editor (as Morten Nielsen)
Matthys Pretorius ... assistant editor
Lyn Pringle ... post-production coordinator

Casting By

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Jeremy Zimmermann ... (as Jeremy Zimmerman)

Production Design by

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Hans Van der Zanden

Art Direction by

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Ernie Seegers

Set Decoration by

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Nicky Homann

Costume Design by

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Maleen Nokel
Annamarie Seegers

Makeup Department

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Anni Bartels ... makeup artist
Dagogo Diminas ... assistant makeup artist
Bob Keene ... special makeup effects artist
Teresa D. Nortjé ... assistant hair stylist
Mike Peel ... special makeup effects artist
Stuart Philips ... key hair stylist
Werner Pretorius ... lead prosthetic sculptor
Mary Reid ... assistant makeup artist
Gino Zamprioli ... key makeup artist

Production Management

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Burdette Anderson ... post-production supervisor
Anton Ernst ... production manager
Gisela Evert ... post-production manager
Eduard Klarenbeek ... assistant unit manager
Daniel Langlois ... unit manager
Neil Van Der Linde ... unit manager
Marius Vilunas ... production manager: Los Angeles pick-up unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Lali Avis ... third assistant director
Tom Delmar ... second unit director
Rémy Julienne ... car unit director
Stanley Roup ... second unit director
Dylan Speer ... third assistant director
Gerry Toomey ... first assistant director
Sorcha Vasey ... second assistant director
Marius Vilunas ... first assistant director: second unit

Art Department

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Matthys Boshoff ... set props
Cornelis Coetzee ... art department coordinator
Rial De Wet ... storyboard artist
Abdoulaye Diallo ... swing gang
John Ebako ... art department assistant
Jean-Coert Grobbelaar ... lead man
Etienne Harris ... stand-by set dresser
Onday Ibara ... swing gang
Tyrone Keogh ... assistant set dresser
Francesca Mauri ... property master
Christiaan Morne Van Staden ... draughtsman
Danny Prinsloo ... assistant decorator
Gary Smith ... set props
Kevin Sou ... swing gang
Braam Spamers ... art department assistant
Eugene Taylor ... set dresser
Johan Van Eeden ... stand-by props: second unit
David van Rensburg ... props buyer
Tanya Van Tonder ... set dresser: second unit

Sound Department

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Victoria Brazier ... dialogue editor
Alexander Buck ... sound effects editor
Doug Cooper ... re-recording mixer (as Douglas Cooper)
Allan Cronjé ... cable person
Robert Farr ... re-recording mixer
Matt Grimes ... supervising dialogue editor
Nils Karlson ... foley editor
Tim Kaza ... sound engineer (as Tim Schröder)
Stefan Korte ... re-recording mixer
Tim Lewiston ... supervising sound editor
Sebastian Morsch ... assistant sound editor
Markus Münz ... foley recordist
Ingo Pusswald ... additional sound effects
Wilmont Schulze ... foley artist
Kuen-Il Song ... sound editor
Alexander Vitt ... assistant sound editor
Guido Zettier ... sound designer / supervising sound editor
Wendy Czajkowsky ... adr mixer: Vancouver (uncredited)
Mark Kenna ... consultant: Dolby film sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Cesar Alonso ... special effects makeup
Jaco Bester ... special effects assistant
Leon Breytenbach ... special effects foreman
Kathleen Cresswell ... special effects supervisor
Scott MacIntyre ... special effects (as Scott McIntyre)
Gavin Meadon ... special effects coordinator
Vasili Rinquest ... special effects assistant

Visual Effects by

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Joerg Bruemmer ... visual effects
Florian Decker ... visual effects
Philipp Eckel ... shake artist: das werk
Ralf Wacker ... digital intermediate supervisor
Frank Wegerhoff ... visual effects supervisor
Susanne Werth ... senior technical director
Georg Wieland ... visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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Allen ... stunts
Daryl Andrews ... stunts (as Darryl Andrews)
Rory Atkinson ... stunt double (uncredited) / stunts
A. Bin ... stunts
Hennie Bosman ... stunts (as Henry Bosman)
Arnold Chon ... stunts
Tania Cozzi ... water safety
Tom Delmar ... stunt coordinator
Phil Green ... stunt double
Kerry Gregg ... assistant stunt coordinator
Dan Hirst ... stunts (as Dan Hierst)
Jacky ... stunts
David Julienne ... stunt double
Dominique Julienne ... car stunt coordinator
Rémy Julienne ... car stunt director
Leander Lacey ... stunts (as Leander Lacy)
Mr. Lee ... stunts
Jan Neethling ... stunts
Chantal Nell ... stunts (uncredited)
Paul Pieterse ... stunt performer
John Potter ... stunts
Christophe Roblin ... stunt driver
Antony Stone ... assistant stunt coordinator
Neville Strydom ... stunts
Richard Tompson ... stunts
Roy Tse ... stunts
Anton Vorster ... stunts (as Anton Worster)
James Wang ... stunts
Janine Wyatt-Mair ... stunts (as Janine Wyatt Mair)
Steven Yao ... stunts
Marcus Young ... stunts
Patrick Bernaud ... stunt driver (uncredited)
Quentin Chong ... stunts (uncredited)
Winston Chong ... stunts (uncredited)
Francois Grobbelaar ... stunts (uncredited)
Mick 'Stuntie' Milligan ... stunts (uncredited)
Philip Notununu ... stunts (uncredited)
John Smith ... stunt performer (uncredited)
Peter Spyropoulos ... stunts (uncredited)
Stanimir Stamatov ... stunt double: Jean-Claude Van Damme (uncredited)
Antony Stone ... stunt performer (uncredited)
Philip Tan ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Craig Armstrong ... grip
Rob Bishop ... assistant camera: second unit
Jacob Bukman ... key grip: second unit (as Yakov Bukman)
Moshe Bukman ... key grip
Jimmy Umba Di Umba ... video operator: second unit
Walter Dlaba ... spark
Justin Fouche ... camera operator: second camera
Gili Getter ... gaffer: second unit
Nimi Getter ... gaffer (as Gilad Getter)
Steven Hickson ... spark
Bernin Isaac ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Yuma Koning ... rigging spark
Ricardo Koopman ... second assistant camera
Volker Kreinacke ... steadicam operator
Reggi Leader ... grip
Keith Lewis ... grip
Mario Louw ... grip
Albert Makosholo ... electrician: second unit
Fundisile Mbinda ... rigging spark
Graham McFarlane ... first assistant camera
Andy Meaker ... grip assistant: second unit
Phillip Mhlabane ... electrician: second unit
Owen Mitchell ... trainee spark
Ernest Mokwena ... trainee spark
Zak O'Leary ... rigging grip (as Zac O'Leary)
Andrew Phyfer ... rigging spark: second unit
Tony Rhode ... generator operator: second unit
Hein Schlebusch ... rigging grip: second unit
Mark Snowball ... grip
Garth Stead ... still photographer
Michael Swann ... director of photography: second unit
Eran Tahor ... camera operator: second unit
Jaco van Niekerk ... best boy: second unit
Dries Van Schalkwyk ... best boy spark
André Viljoen ... grip assistant: second unit
Justin Vincent ... second assistant camera second unit (creditOnly)
Gaby Weismann ... focus puller: second camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Adriana De Vries ... wardrobe assistant
Patrick Flynn ... wardrobe assistant
Glyndwr Kaplen ... wardrobe assistant
Cynthia Magiki ... wardrobe assistant
Caryn Rich ... key dresser
Melody Ross ... wardrobe assistant
Annamarie Seegers ... wardrobe mistress
Karlien Seegers ... wardrobe assistant

Location Management

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Stuart Buchanan ... location manager: second unit
Jeff Clements ... location scout
Morten Nielsen ... location manager

Music Department

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Guy Farley ... conductor
Ben Georgiades ... music recordist
Arnold Hattingh ... music supervisor
Will Johnstone ... additional music scoring
Roger Linley ... musician: double bass
Alex Modiano ... assistant music engineer
Andrew Pearce ... conductor: orchestrator
Mike Ross-Trevor ... music mixer
Gary Spolding ... music preparation

Script and Continuity Department

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Claudine Strasser ... script supervisor
Thomas Wright ... assistant script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Paddy Ellis ... action vehicle coordinator
Barry Roberts ... transportation coordinator
Paul Teubes ... transportation assistant

Additional Crew

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Mark Andrews ... production executive
Tatiana Badea ... production assistant
Dez Borejszo ... camp manager
Kathy Brayton ... executive assistant
Daniel Bright ... assistant: Mr. Mattinson
Bruce Capel-Davies ... office production assistant
Suzanne Coetzee ... assistant accountant
Michael Corker ... darkroom loader
Carl De Villiers ... production coordinator: second unit
Zouhair El Fassi ... production accountant (as Zouhar El Fassi)
Desiderius Erasmus ... assistant: Mr. Julienne
Karen A. Hamilton ... production executive (as Karen Alison Hamilton)
Yolande Hodgson ... production secretary
Mohammed Jassiem ... unit assistant
Walter Josten ... Bridge Lending
Christopher Jules ... unit assistant: second unit
Nicholas Klemp ... set runner
Joe Kruger ... craft service
Joline Laarman ... production secretary/coordinator
Debbie-Ann Le Sueur ... assistant: Mr. Martinez
Christine Lessing ... production secretary
Thomas Mattinson ... head of production: Lucky 7
Allister McGregor ... receptionist
Mireille McGregor ... receptionist
Regan Mitchell ... tracking shots
Emile Opperman ... office runner
Cassandra Parker ... stand-in: Lisa King
Victoria Piller-Carson ... production accountant
Natalie Rademeyer ... production coordinator
Valerie Rose ... production secretary
Adrian Roup ... electronic press kit
Kane Sarota ... production assistant: Lucky 7
Pete Smith ... arms supplier
Hugh Spurling ... studio executive
Olly Steele ... armorer / on set armourer, weapons instuctor
Matthias Sternberg ... production coordinator: Germany (as Matthias Benner)
Bryan Traylor ... dialogue coach
Les Van Blerk ... assistant armorer
Ismail Voterson ... unit assistant
Corban Warrington ... stand-in: Pierre Marais
Jeanne Watson ... extras coordinator

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Ben Archer is a thug/enforcer for a criminal organization. Tiring of the work, he tells his coworkers that he's ready to retire. His wife Cynthia is a social worker for the INS. She brings a Chinese refugee girl to their home. Soon, Sun Quan wants his daughter back. Cynthia Archer is murdered, and Ben's son Nicholas disappears, along with the Chinese girl. Ben must save the children and avenge his wife's murder. Written by Ken Miller

Plot Keywords
Taglines Revenge is all he has left. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Wake of Death - Rache ist alles, was ihm blieb (Germany)
  • L'empreinte de la mort (France)
  • After Death (United States)
  • Justa venganza (Spain)
  • Después de la muerte (Mexico)
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Runtime
  • 91 min
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Box Office

Budget $14,000,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $1,206,134, 15 Mar 2009

Did You Know?

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Trivia Ringo Lam was the original director but he left the project after a few weeks of filming in Canada. See more »
Goofs In the final confrontation Ben's son is being held directly to the chest of the villian. In one shot though he is gone to show the damgage, in the next shot he is back where he was before and it becomes appearent that Ben would have had to shoot his son in the head to hit the villian where he did. See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in Making of 'Wake of Death' (2004). See more »
Soundtracks Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen See more »
Quotes Sun Quan: The only thing you postpone in life... is death.
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