''Sensei Redenshon'' is a 2013

action drama The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as D ...

martial arts Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defence; military and law enforcement applications; combat sport, competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; ...

film produced by Alejandra Sanchez Gruber and directed by independent

Curaçao Curaçao, officially the Country of Curaçao, is a constituent island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located in the southern Caribbean Sea (specifically the Dutch Caribbean region), about north of Venezuela. Curaçao includ ...

an filmmaker German Gruber, Jr. The spoken language of the entire film is

Papiamentu Papiamento () or Papiamentu (; ) is a Portuguese-based creole language spoken in the Dutch Caribbean. It is the most widely spoken language on Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao (ABC islands (Leeward Antilles), ABC Islands). The language, spelled ...

, but subtitles are shown and are available in both Dutch and English.

Synopsis

After being released from prison, a man will have to fight his past to recover the love of his son. After his past in the world of Illegal street fighting and gambling got him sentenced, Sandro comes out of prison searching to rescue the relationship with his only son. Shendel is about to turn 20; his obsession with easy money has led him to follow his father footsteps into the world of underground fights. Shendel is about to take part in one of the tournaments. In order to protect his son and win back his trust, Sandro will have to confront his toughest test yet.

Cast

* Raul de Windt as Sandro * Redfern Regales as Shendel * Brian Pietersz as Alex * Merietza Haakmat as Gabriela * Milushka Birge as Vera * John Zhu as Wang * Rudolfo Valentino Croes as Bennie * Eddie Kin Hong Wong as Sensei * Steven Lacroes as Bara * Benazir Charles as Chantal

Release

The film premiered in

and

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on 28 November 2013, at ''The Cinemas'' movie theaters in

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and Oranjestad on the same day. It was then featured in theaters in

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and the remaining

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islands as well. After a year of featuring in various film festivals, the film premiered in the

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on 24 September 2015 at the

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theaters in

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and

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becoming the first Antillean film to be featured in Dutch movie theaters in 20 years. The film was also presented at various film festivals, including the

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(

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), The America's Film Festival (

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), Caribbean Film Festival (

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), Curaçao International Film Festival Rotterdam (

), SCENECS International Debut Film Festival (

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) and the World Cinema Film Festival (

References

External links

Sensei Redenshon
Official website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sensei Redenshon 2013 films Papiamento-language films Curaçaoan martial arts films Films set in Curaçao 2013 martial arts films