Washed-up, fighting bankruptcy, and in the midst of a desperate struggle to win his daughter back from the jaws of a bitter custody battle, Van Damme returns home to Belgium. Unwittingly caught up in a lethal robbery the action hero/actor must confront not only the public's conceptions of him but his own personal demons. JCVD is a cracking tale that seamlessly and intelligently blends fact with fiction, while Van Damme is a revelation; his five minute monologue to camera being a particularly poignant and hypnotic moment in what is a fresh and original film.