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The film establishes Jean-Claude Van Damme playing himself as an out-of-luck actor. He is out of money; his agent cannot find him a decent production; and the judge in a custody battle is inclined to give custody of his daughter over to his ex-wife. He returns to his childhood home of Brussels, where he is still considered a national icon.

When he goes into a post office to receive a wire transfer, he finds himself in the middle of a hostage situation. Due to an unfortunate mistake, the police believe Van Damme is responsible for the crime. As the events are played from different perspectives, Van Damme finds himself acting as a hero to protect the hostages, as well as a negotiator as the presumed perpetrator. In the climax of the film, one of the bank robbers shoots one of the others. The police, after hearing a gunshot, storm the building. The police shoot another one of the thieves, and Van Damme is held at gunpoint by the final one. Van Damme briefly imagines a scenario in which he takes the robber out using karate, but in reality, he just elbows him and the police get him. Van Damme is arrested for extortion due to his making the demand of $465,000 to the law firm which is handling his custody case while speaking as the ringleader of the group and sentenced to 1 year in prison. The final scene shows him teaching karate to other inmates, then being visited by his mother and daughter.

Starring – Jean-Claude Van Damme, François Damiens, Zinedine Soualem
Director – Mabrouk El Mechri
Screenplay – Frédéric Bénudis, Mabrouk El Mechri and Christophe Turpin
Official Site – http://www.jcvd-themovie.com/
IMDB – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1130988/
Wikipedia – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JCVD

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