It’s been at least seven years or more since international action star Marko Zaror and director Ernesto Díaz Espinoza have hit anyone’s radar following their 2014 hit, Redeemer. Nonetheless, fans will undoubtedly feel at home again once the festival circuits inaugurate the premiere of their fifth and latest outing together, The Fist Of The Condor: Part One.
Espinoza directs from his own script with a story that tells of four martial artists from around the world, all in search of a book containing ancient secrets on overcoming the limits of the human body. That book and its very knowledge is protected by its most impenetrable gatekeeper, the chosen guardian himself portrayed by Zaror, who is joined by co-stars Eyal Meyer (To Late To Die Young) and Fernanda Urrejola (Cry Macho) along with Gina Aguad (Mirageman), Jose Manuel (El Testigo, The Man From Kathmandu) and Grandmaster Yoon Man-soo (Kiltro).
Previous efforts were nearing a possible web series or television show as I learned back in 2020. The goal now is to make this the first of a three-part martial arts movie saga, so now all that’s left is to see how the reception is for The Fist Of The Condor with Zaror already on par for Lionsgate’s John Wick 4 in March – a sterling back-to-back for the actor who’s yet to miss a step. That the aforementioned Manuel is part of the mix is an absolute plus for me as well, so you all know I’m more than sold.
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