Confessions of a Pit Fighter
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Confessions of a Pit Fighter |
| Original title | Confessions of a Pit Fighter |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2005 |
| length | 95 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Kind of Camacho |
| script | Art Camacho R. Ellis Frazier |
| production |
Todd Chamberlain Bob Dziadkowiec Hector Echavarria R. Ellis Frazier Timothy Harron Mike Karkeh |
| music |
Geoff Levin Ricardo Veiga |
| camera | Curtis Petersen |
| cut | Chris McGuinness |
| occupation | |
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Confessions of a Pit Fighter is an American martial arts film directed by Art Camacho from 2005 .
action
Eddie Castillo has just served a seven-year prison sentence for killing a man in illegal street fights known as pit fights. After his prison sentence, he wants to stay clean, but his brother David has since entered the fight scene. He stands up for the promoter Lucky, who in turn reports to the street boss Argento. When a new star enters the scene, the Mexican "Matador" can't wait to face him. But Matador kills David during the fight.
After learning of his brother's death, Eddie only has revenge on his mind. He joins Lucky's fighter tribe and prepares for the decisive battle with Matador. But through the relationship with Argento's lover Gizelle and the contacts with his brother's former girlfriend, who is now expecting a child, and a priest, Eddie realizes that revenge is not the way to go. When Argento threatens Lucky, however, Eddie decides to face Matador. He can defeat the giant and in the end refuses to kill him. Argento loses the respect of his followers and is killed.
production
Director Art Camacho is also a combat choreographer and stunt performer . For his film he was able to win the rapper Flavor Flav and the UFC fighter Quinton "Rampage" Jackson . The film was filmed from May 4 to July 2, 2005 on locations in Newport Beach , Ontario and Los Angeles . The budget was $ 2.5 million.
The film premiered on November 25, 2005 and was released directly on DVD. A German dubbed version was released on August 28, 2008 via MIG / Euro Video. As a bonus, a UFC workout video was included on the DVD.
criticism
Like most direct-to-DVD productions , the film received very little reviews. The lexicon of international films calls the film a "predictable action film in a street gang milieu that serves sworn fans of tangible beating orgies."
“It's real nonsense again, with slacked-out fights and stupid pathos, but wonderfully serious pseudo-drama and, in its stupidity, surprising twists in the story. Confession accepted. Oh yes, in the end, strangely enough, you don't hear the pixies . "
Web links
- Confessions of a Pit Fighter in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Comparison of the cut versions Tele 5 from 18 - no youth release of Confessions of a Pit Fighter at Schnittberichte.com
Individual evidence
- ^ Review. Hometheaterinfo.com, accessed November 3, 2011 .
- ↑ Filming Locations. Internet Movie Database , accessed November 3, 2011 .
- ↑ Business. Internet Movie Database , accessed November 3, 2011 .
- ↑ Confessions of a Pit Fighter in the online film database
- ^ Confessions of a Pit Fighter. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film Service , accessed November 3, 2011 .
- ^ Hasko Baumann: Review. Manifest - Das Filmmagazin, accessed on November 3, 2011 .