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The Blood of Heroes
“When juggers play there is only one way to live - THE HARD WAY!”
5.8 / 10• 1989• 1h 40m•R• English
ActionAdventureScience Fiction
Storyline
Set in a futuristic world where the only sport that has survived in a wasted society is the brutal game known as jugging. Sallow, the leader of a rag-tag team, has played in the main Leagues before, but was cast out because of indiscretions with a lady. Now joined by a talented newcomer, Kidda, an ambitious young peasant girl, he and his team find they have one last chance for glory.
Cast & Crew
Rutger Hauer
Sallow
Lead
Joan Chen
Kidda
Vincent D'Onofrio
Young Gar
Delroy Lindo
Mbulu
Anna Katarina
Big Cimber
Hugh Keays-Byrne
Lord Vlle
GM
Gandhi MacIntyre
Gandhi
Max Fairchild
Gonzo
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. David Webb Peoples's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Blood of Heroes is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
