A documentary about men who engage in extreme combat to channel the rage within them. One of them, the singer Dan Bigras, became a filmmaker to tell us about his friends. For them, the ring acts as a metaphor for an internal battle.
Direction
Bigras the director outshines Bigras the rock star
Editing
Fights cut like memories—fragmented, relentless, personal
Sound
No score, just breathing and impact

Director
Dan Bigras
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during Quebec's early 2000s MMA underground, before the sport went corporate with UFC mainstreaming.
Bigras disappeared from public life for years after this, reportedly unable to separate himself from the project. The film consumed its maker.
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