Only the Strong (1993)

AKA:
Only the Strong

About:
It is considered to be the only Hollywood film that showcases Capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art, from beginning to end.

Synopsis:
Ex-Special Forces soldier Louis Stevens 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.

Starring :
Mark Dacascos ... Louis Stevens
Stacey Travis ... Dianna
Geoffrey Lewis ... Kerrigan
Paco Christian Prieto ... Silverio
Todd Susman ... Cochran
Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter ... Philippe
Richard Coca ... Orlando Aliveres
Roman Cardwell ... Shay
Ryan Bollman ... Donovan
Christian Klemash ... Eddie
John Fionte ... Hector Cervantes
Joselito 'Amen' Santo ... Javier
John Gregory Kasper ... Coach Kasper
Phyllis Sukoff ... Mrs. Esposito
Antoni Corone ... Green Beret Sergeant

Director: Sheldon Lettich
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