Fighting Fear 2011

Fighting Fear

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Movie Info

Mark dreams of being the best surfer in the world, and Richie dreams of being an MMA champion, but their partying ways set off a series of events that threatens to derail their dreams.

Genre:

drama, action
Original Language:

English
Director:

Macario De Souza
Producer:

Macario De Souza, Sue Masters, Nicholas Cook, Michael Lawrence
Writer:

Michael Lawrence
Runtime:

1h 25m

Cast & Crew

Joel Edgerton
Narrator

Macario De Souza
Director

Michael Lawrence
Screenwriter

Macario De Souza
Producer

Sue Masters
Producer

Nicholas Cook
Producer

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Critic Reviews for Fighting Fear

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Putting to one side its rough edges, Fighting Fear is another compelling story of contemporary Sydney culture.

November 10, 2011 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…

George Palathingal
Sydney Morning Herald
A documentary that reaffirms the hard-drinking, hard-partying, hard-fighting values of good old fashioned mateship, as Bra Boys director Macario De Souza follows the friendship of two friends - one a Big Wave Surfer and the other a cage-fighter.

November 24, 2011 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Simon Weaving
Screenwize
If you can wait until Fighting Fear hits DVD or TV -- it would have fared better as a one-hour TV special -- you won't be missing much.

November 10, 2011 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Leigh Paatsch
Herald Sun (Australia)
With two compelling figures at its core, this engagingly honest and unapologetically positive doco makes for exciting and ultimately moving viewing.

November 10, 2011

Erin Free
FILMINK (Australia)
The film has no real intimacy -- which makes us all outsiders -- and no apparent goal beyond cheering these guys on.

November 10, 2011 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Peter Galvin
sbs.com.au
Macario De Souza (co-director of Bra Boys) and his editing team manages to balance the film's disparate elements of Joel Edgerton's restrained narration, fresh interviews, archival footage and re-enactments in a satisfying and exciting mix

November 5, 2011 | Full Review…

Andrew L. Urban
Urban Cinefile