Brutal is the upcoming mixed martial arts action adventure film directed by Donald Flaherty. Those of you unfamiliar with the film can read below what the press release has to say about it:
A mixed martial arts action-adventure, *BRUTAL *is helmed by
writer/director Donald Lawrence Flaherty. The film features fight sequences
created by two of Hollywood’s top stunt performers Colin Follenweider and
Chris Torres.Staring Morgan Benoit (THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM), David Mattey (HANCOCK) and
Stacy Jorgensen (GREY SKIES), *BRUTAL* is also the feature film debut
for former All-American and New York Giants offensive lineman Jeff Hatch.*BRUTAL *centers on Trevor (Morgan Benoit), abducted from his backyard at
the age of fifteen by an unseen alien presence. Forced into nearly two
decades of no-holds-barred fights against other abductees inside an
unearthly mixed martial arts arena, Trevor has evolved from an innocent boy
into a brutal fighting machine.Derek, (Jeff Hatch) an ambulance chasing lawyer, is the latest lab-rat
abductee forced to fight Trevor. As the two men exchange ever-increasing
beatings over the course of weeks and months, the brutality of their
existence and the true nature of their humanity is slowly revealed.With elements of *THE TWILIGHT ZONE* and *FIGHT CLUB*, *BRUTAL *explores
through science fiction, allegory and psychological drama, man’s violent
nature and our propensity to commit unthinkable acts of violence against
each other. Yet through this prism of brutality our capacity to love one
another, even in the worst of circumstances is celebrated.
Horror Society received word today that the film has been completed. Though the film is fairly new to me it still looks fucking amazing. The trailer, which can be found here, looks fucking awesome and brutal. I am also intrigued to see how a fighting movie has elements of The Twilight Zone in it. Check the trailer out and be sure to like Brutal on Facebook!
