Assassination Games (2011)

Basic Data

Release year: 2011

Ivan’s character: Drug baron Polo Yakur (see character page for Polo Yakur)

Function of Ivan’s character: Main antagonist.

Well-known co-stars/actors of protagonists: Jean-Claude van Damme and Scott Adkins.

Plot Summary

Official Plot Summary by Sony Pictures (additions in square brackets by us)

Brazil (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is a contract killer, willing to take any job if the price is right. Flint (Scott Adkins) left the assassin game when a ruthless drug dealer’s brutal attack left his wife in a coma. When a contract is put out on the cold-blooded drug dealer [Polo Yakur, played by Ivan Kaye], both Brazil and Flint want him dead – one for the money, the other for revenge. With crooked Interpol agents and vicious members of the criminal underworld hot on their trail, these two assassins reluctantly join forces to quickly take out their target before they themselves are terminated.

DVD/Blu-ray/Streaming & Broadcast Info

DVDs and Blu-rays of Assassination Games are available e.g. on Amazon for an affordable price.

Blu-ray bonus material consists of deleted scenes including one scene featuring Ivan.

Streaming of the movie is available on Amazon in the UK, the US and Germany.

Further Info/Links

The movie has a Wikipedia entry and an official website containing basic data.

The movie is made in the style of direct-to-DVD films, but has seen a limited theatrical release. Considering the budget it is technically well-made, visually appealing and has enjoyable fighting scenes.

As Ivan plays the main antagonist and is duly credited third on the movie, he is in the official trailer as well: