19 minutes to make you believe in fake fights and real pain.
Newbie professional wrestling trainee Thom overcomes personal struggles and undergoes a mental and physical transformation through his dedication to the sport in this moving documentary film.
Direction
Beswick finds poetry in backroom training montages.
Practical Effects
Real blood, real bruises, zero Hollywood gloss.
Director
Bobby Beswick
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
'Kayfabe' is wrestling's code word for maintaining fiction as reality — the entire sport's original spoiler alert.
The student film production mirrors its subject: raw, unpolished, and more affecting because of it.
No ratings yet
Sign in to join the discussion — comments are spoiler-gated to your watch progress.
Discussion starters
GB
