Gut Wrenching Fear

Gut Wrenching Fear

Directed by François Fournier

Genre Fiction
Country Quebec
Year 2012
Length 35 min
Formats DVD
Sound 5.1
Version English subtitles, Original French and Spanish version

Synopsis

Gut Wrenching Fear is the story of a Latin American prize fighter who is smuggled into Canada by his Quebecois trainer for a minor bout. In every context, the fighter is prey: he must overcome terrible, gut-wrenching fear both inside the ring and out.

Themes

sport, profesional life

Biography

François Fournier was borned in Montreal. After his studies in films, he dedicated himself on writing and travelling in South America. In 2008 he wrote and directed Night Will End, his fisrt short film. It is the first part of a serie about boxing and exile. Gut Wrenching Fear complete the cycle in 2012.

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Cast

Eric Hoziel, Jorge Banos

Team

Production

Constant Mentzas
Script

François Fournier
CINEMATOGRAPHY

Étienne Boilard
PRODUCTION DESIGN

Valérie-Jeanne Mathieu
EDITING Louis-Philippe Râthé
Sound Bruno Pucella
Music François Rossignol

Festivals

Atlantic Film Festival
Rendez-vous du cinema québécois
BCN SportFilm
Festival International de Cine de Cartagène