Project Detail

On The Ropes

Synopsis

When a local documentary maker is asked to cover a news story for regional TV on a 'proper fighting gym', run by Big Joe, little does he know how events will unfold particularly as his attention is drawn to a rival gym with a unique fighting style, owned by self-professed karate expert, Keith Kraft.

On the Ropes is a mockumentary and has been described as Spinal Tap meets Rocky with a little of The Office mixed in for fun, and draws from the writer's own direct experiences within the gym culture.

Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Features
Running time
85 mins
Format
HD
Director
Hamdy Taha, Mark Noyce
Producer
Hamdy Taha
Executive Producer
Mark Noyce
Editor
Frozen Echo Productions
Screenwriter
Mark Noyce
Director of Photography
Hamdy Taha
Production Designer
Frozen Echo Productions
Sound
Isi Clarke, Grange Farm Studio
Composer
Isi Clarke, Grange Farm Studio
Principal cast
Joe Egan, Mark Noyce, Ben Shockley, Lindsay Honey, Raymond Griffiths, Steve Coleman, Emma Louise Cargill, Sean Byrne, Alex Vincent

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Frozen Echo Productions

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Ink Pixel Films

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Sales Company

Cornerstone Media International Ltd

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