Second Blood

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Second Blood
Directed byFawzi Al-Khatib
Written byShehab Al-Fadhli
Fayez Hussein Ali
Produced byMohammed AlSayed
Mehdi Boushahri
Mohamed Al Mubarak
StarringAbdulhadi Al-Khayat
Ranaa Ghandour
Khaled Al-Buraiki
Mojeb Al-Qabandi
CinematographyRamadhan Nakad
Edited byAhmad Abdullah Alkhudari
Music byIbrahim Al-Mazeedi
Production
company
Jabara Media Group
Distributed byJabara Media Group
Release date
  • November 27, 2016 (2016-11-27)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryKuwait
LanguageArabic

Second Blood is a 2016 Kuwaiti action film, directed by Fawzi Al-Khatib, and written by Shehab Al-Fadhli and Fayez Hussein Ali. The film stars bodybuilding champion Abdulhadi Al-Khayat, Ranaa Ghandour, Khaled Al-Buraiki and Mojeb Al-Qabandi.

Al-Khayat, in his movie debut, plays the lead character Yousef Rambu—an ex-member of the Kuwait Army Forces with a troubled past.[1][2][3] He is sent to rescue political prisoners from a forgotten Asian island. Second Blood, which is inspired by Rambo: First Blood Part II, premiered on November 27, 2016.[4][5]

Plot[]

Yousef Rambu (Al-Khayat) is an exceptionally well-trained spy and a former commando. As a member of the Kuwait Army Forces he had been captured behind enemy lines during one of his missions. Imprisoned by a Chinese intelligence agency, Rambu was subjected to brutal forms of torture for months which rendered him resistant to pain. Rambu's superiors send him to the jungles of a forgotten Asian island where influential politicians are being held captive by terrorists. Rambu's mission is to save them.

Cast[]

  • Abdulhadi Al-Khayat as Yousef Rambu
  • Ranaa Ghandour as Monira Rambu
  • Keyan Tanvir as Bader
  • Massouma as Female interrogator

Production[]

In November 2015 it was reported that independent production company from Kuwait, Jabara Media Group, was developing an action movie which would share resemblances with American classics—First Blood (1982) and Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985). As indicated, Kuwaiti bodybuilding champion, police officer and real-life commando Abdulhadi Al-Khayat signed a contract to play Yousef Rambu, "an ex-member of the Kuwait Army Forces, an exceptionally tough and courageous man."[6] Hailed as a Kuwaiti answer to John Rambo, Rambu shares a lot of common characteristics with the American movie icon.[7] Al-Khayat's appearance in Second Blood is his first movie performance, and the movie itself is a screenwriting debut for both Shehab Al-Fadhli and Fayez Hussein Ali. In late December 2015 it was announced that Fawzi Al-Khatib will direct the project.[8][9] Al-Khatib found Rambu to be "an improved version of the original Rambo."[4] It was also reported that Ranaa Ghandour will play the role of Rambu's wife, Monira.[8] Filming commenced in February 2016 in Punjab, Pakistan.[1][10] Completion of the material continued until May.[4]

Release[]

Second Blood made its world premiere on November 27, 2016; the movie was released in limited theaters in Kuwait City and also met the VOD distribution.[4][5] Jabara Media Group released the film in Australia, Germany, Japan, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Bahrain, Republic of Macedonia and Morocco.[4]

Critical reception[]

Second Blood received mixed reviews.[11]

Sequel[]

A sequel, called Second Blood 2: Back in the Army, was announced before the movie's premiere.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "A Kuwaiti 'Rambo' movie is being developed"
  2. ^ "Rambo Getting Kuwaiti Remake"
  3. ^ "John Rambo powraca w nowym filmie. Produkują go... Kuwejtczycy"
  4. ^ a b c d e "Kuwejcki film inspirowany serią 'Rambo' zyskuje datę premiery"
  5. ^ a b "Second Blood (2016) - Release Info"
  6. ^ "Rambo: Chystají se seriál a kuvajtský remake"
  7. ^ "Kuvajtský profesionál Abdulhadi Al-Khayat: fotografování v posilovně"
  8. ^ a b "Kuwejcki film inspirowany serią „Rambo” zyskuje reżysera"
  9. ^ "Kącik filmowy: nowy zwiastun Deadpoola, Przebudzenie mocy, Alien: Covenant i dużo więcej"
  10. ^ "Sylvester Stallone vyvíjí pro Fox seriál Rambo: Nová krev. A chystá se i remake původního filmu!"
  11. ^ "Abdulhadi Al-Khayat − Biography"

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