Russian filmmakers made a 55-minute Zen kickboxing fever dream in 1998. Yes, really.
How to defeat a warrior who has not yet been born, if you have already died? Trendy style, paradoxical language, paranormal phenomena, ancient China, black humor, the Internet, love, kickboxing fights - the real magic of ZENBOXING.
Direction
Twin brothers somehow merged Zen and early internet aesthetics
Writing
Dialogue that shouldn't work but absolutely does
Practical Effects
DIY kickboxing choreography with genuine heart
Director
Gleb Aleynikov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Aleynikov twins made this between commercial gigs, funding it themselves after a producer laughed at the pitch.
Released months before The Matrix, this obscure Russian film accidentally predicted the 'digital mysticism' aesthetic that would dominate Hollywood.
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