Men of War is a 1994 American action drama directed by Perry Lang and starring Dolph Lundgren as a former Special Ops soldier who leads a group of mercenaries to a treasure island in the South China Sea.
Plot
Nick Gunar, ex-soldier is down and out in Chicago in a typically cold winter. When two men offer him a job on a tropical island, he reluctantly agrees and gathers together a group of soldier friends who are also down on their luck too. They arrive in the Far East and come up against the evil Keefer who was with them in Angola. He now owns the local police force and shows Nick and the others who's boss. Afterwards, Nick and his crew go to the island which they find is occupied by peaceful natives. Nick respects them but there is some friction by a few of them who want to kill some natives to reveal where the treasure is. Nick stops them, and finds out the treasure they are after is guano (which does have value in sufficient quantities). The two men intend to strip the island to get it, leaving the natives as casualties. The group divides up and Nick hands half of them their marching orders (and pay) as he refuses to kill the natives to do the job.
Meanwhile Keefer has scented money and dealt himself in. He joins the group Nick kicked out along with the Colonel and battle begins. People are shot, stabbed, blown up and worse as mercenaries and natives die. Though not well armed, the natives make up for this in trickery and local knowledge. Nick has a bazooka style weapon which causes mayhem. After a number of attacks by both sides, many are dead and finally there is the inevitable battle between Nick and Keefer. It looks like Nick is going to lose till Keefer meets a grisly end and as the natives bury their dead, the few surviving mercenaries leave but Nick stays behind.
The film was mainly shot in Thailand, with Krabi and Phong Nga making up most of the island scenery.
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