‘Agent 86,’ Unusual China-Tunisia Action Film, Heads for Theatrical Release (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Agent 86,” a rare China-Tunisia coproduction film, will have its world premiere on Friday in Tunisia, ahead of a commercial release in Tunisian theaters from Sept.
25. The film is pitched as “a fast-paced action thriller following an international Special Task Force that comes together to fight cross border drug trafficking after a devastatingly addictive drug named Devil’s Breath goes on sale in Hong Kong.” The driving force behind the movie is Tunisian actor-director Bassem Khayati, who produced and directed the film and also appears as its co-lead.
Khayati is a veteran of several Jackie Chan movies including “Dragon Blade,” “Kung Fu Yoga” and “Vanguard,” as well as action roles in numerous other Chinese titles including “Fox Hunting,” “Mojin, The Lost Legend” and “Go Away Mr.
Tumor.” In the west, Khayati has had various action and stunt roles in the John Cena-starring “Hidden Strike,” the Scott Adkins-starring “Abduction” and the Nicolas Cage and Hayden Christensen-starring “Outcast.” His new film stars Tiger Chen (“The Matrix” “Jet Li’s Fearless”) as a member of the Hong Kong law enforcement team working to bring down a drug ring, and mainland China actor Wu Jingxi (“Be Somebody”), who plays a member of the Chinese task force.
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