''Black Dawn'' (also known as ''Foreigner 2: Black Dawn'') is a 2005 American

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

directed by Alexander Gruszynski in his feature film directorial debut. It was produced by, and stars,

Steven Seagal Steven Frederic Seagal (; born April 10, 1952) is an American actor, screenwriter and martial artist. A 7th-dan black belt in aikido, he began his adult life as a martial arts instructor in Japan and eventually ended up running his father-in-l ...

, who reprises his role as Jonathan Cold. It is a follow-up to the 2003 film '' The Foreigner''.

Plot

Jonathan Cold is a former-

CIA The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ), known informally as the Agency and historically as the Company, is a civilian intelligence agency, foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gat ...

agent now working for himself and offering his services to the highest bidder. Jon is hired to break James Donovan out of prison. After a successful break, Jon takes James to see his brother, arms dealer Michael Donovan, who had hired Jon to break James out. In gratitude, the Donovans hire Jon to help sell parts for a small nuclear bomb to Nicholi, Nicholas Davidoff, the leader of a Chechen terrorist group planning to blow up

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

because the CIA killed the group's previous leader. Meanwhile, Jon's former protégé, agent Amanda Stuart, is spying on the Donovans for the CIA. The Donovans see her spying on them while dealing with Nicholi. Jon rescues Amanda and takes Michael hostage. Nicholi does not care what happens to Michael, so that does not work as well as it should. Jon and Amanda go on the run, trying to keep the Donovans out of the way and stop Nicholi from blowing up LA.

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*{{IMDb title, 0443450, Black Dawn 2005 films 2005 direct-to-video films 2005 action films American action films Direct-to-video action films Direct-to-video sequel films Films about terrorism Films shot in Los Angeles Sony Pictures direct-to-video films 2005 directorial debut films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films