Lightning Falls
Synopsis
Since retiring from the ring in 1997 the once mythologised fighter descends into a world plagued by drug abuse and alcoholism.
Now it's 2010 and he is bankrupt and forgotten, fighting for money in the seedy underworld of unlicensed fighting and suffering flashbacks to his glory days brought on by brain damage.
Battling against his own inner demons and plagued by psychotic episodes, the rage that once made him a champion in the ring is about to prove his downfall.
Details
- Year
- 2011
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 93 mins
- Format
- PAL
- Director
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Johnny Lynch
- Producer
- Clay Witter
- Co-Producer
- Clay Witter
- Production Designer
- Hema Karecha
- Composer
- William Morley, D-Tox, Denise Morgan
- Principal cast
- Sean Cernow, Clay Witter, Lee Antley, Martin Hancock, Andrew Shim, Joe Egan, Steven R Kamara, James Helder, Sarah O'Byrne, Claire Louise Catterall
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Sawn Off Picture House & Lightning Falls
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