Sidelined by an injury incurred while protecting his young brother, underground fighter Charlie Fontaine feels blindsided when he discovers his brother having sex on his couch with his new wife, Kat. Fueled by rage, a determined Charlie makes plans to get back in the ring and take on his brother in a fight to the death.
Acting
Nathan Grubbs commits to wounded rage with surprising sincerity.
Direction
Sivertson shoots New Orleans underground fights with grimy intimacy.
Director
Chris Sivertson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Chris Sivertson also made the infamous Lindsay Lohan thriller 'I Know Who Killed Me'—this is arguably his more coherent film.
Shot in New Orleans post-Katrina, the film uses the city's underground fight scene as a metaphor for economic desperation and fractured community.
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