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Underground

Synopsis

In the UK suburbs, an underground tournament is set to challenge twelve fighters from different backgrounds to compete for the price of £500,000. They have been handpicked for a no-holds barred competition that will push each fighter to their limit. Each fighter has their own reason for competing, and each will give everything they've got to take the prize - but there can be only one winner.

Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Features
Running time
87 mins
Format
DV Cam
Director
Chee Keong Cheung
Producer
Jim Howell, Simon Barnes, Chris Atkins, Mike Leeder
Co-Producer
Jim Howell, Simon Barnes, Chris Atkins, Mike Leeder
Editor
Mark Towns
Screenwriter
Chee Keong Cheung, Oliver Morran
Director of Photography
Jake Corbett, Simon Dennis
Composer
Stuart Hancock
Principal cast
Mark Strange, Nathan Lewis, Joey Ansah, Leon Sua, Glenn Salvage, Beau Fowler, Shane Steyn, Liang Yang, William Mickleburgh, Scott Houston, Chris Smith, Fidel Nanton, Danny John-Jules, Gary Webster, Leonard Fenton, Gordon Alexander, Sophie Linfield, Dave Wong

Genre

Action Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Intense Productions Ltd.

5 Chelmsford Close
Lancaster, Lancashire
LA1 4BJ
UK

info@intenseproductions.co.uk

T-Tech Digital Media

The Ranch House
Bambers Lane
Blackpool
FY4 5LH
UK

Sales Company

Park Entertainment Ltd.

Suite 12, 3rd Floor
54 Broadwick Street
London W1F 7AH
UK

T +44 (0)20 7434 4176

mail@parkentertainment.com

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