Fight or Flight

john kavanagh

"An Irishman suffers a violent and unprovoked attack on a city street at home, and it awakens a primal interest in self defence, and a need to understand the inner workings of violence. He embarks on a journey to South East Asia to train as a Muay Thai fighter in several camps

throughout Thailand – as good as from scratch – and to face real opponents of this very fast and very tough combat sport. Fight or Flight

explores this physical and psychological journey into the art and culture of Muay Thai Boxing, in backstreet boxing gyms of Bangkok and Chang Mai, in Buddhist monasteries, and of course in the ring. This documentary explores the dissatisfaction, anger and fear of a man who has been a victim of a stranger’s violent whimsy"

The director will attend the screening.

Ireland. 2005, 90mins.
Director: Peter McCarthy and Shane Sutton

Screening Times
8.15 Friday 30 September

Advance bookings can be made with a credit card by telephone between 1.30pm and 7.30pm, Tel: (01) 679 3477

dlofnep

Where is the screening on?

john kavanagh

IFI

and the screening time has been changed to 6.30pm

LegacyUser

looks interesting

The_Scary_Man

Looks good. Is this an Irish-made movie?

The guy on the cover looks like Edward Norton.....high quality casting :0

Millionaire

Is this a once off screening? as this friday 630 is only time to see movie?

is it a documentary?

john kavanagh

Is this an Irish-made movie?

there's a couple of clues above...

"An Irishman.......The director will attend the screening....Ireland. 2005, 90mins......Director: Peter McCarthy and Shane Sutton ..."

Is this a once off screening? as this friday 630 is only time to see movie?

i think so, try calling the number.

damo

documentary or drama? sounds deadly if its a documentary

kerinsp

will there be cake?

Millionaire

free booze after?

Cabelo

So, are we organising a meet or not?

john kavanagh

well myself and karl tanswell will be there, so say hello

Roper

Um..... hello? Oh I get it, you mean that night.

paddyc

... why oh why have i got a girlfriend... friday night is my bikram yoga night with my wee woman, and i know she wont let me out of it, lest of all to watch a thai fight film...as goodness knows whe hears about it 24-7


can u take a camcorder in john


paddy

john kavanagh

well i'll try i'll ask the director if there's anyway of getting a copy or if its going to released on dvd

Colm_OReilly

why oh why have i got a girlfriend

I'm guessing it's something to do with getting regular sex

Naos

Rofl..!

john kavanagh

ok i booked an extra ticket coz they were selling out fast so if anyone wants to buy it from me...0876876641 or PM here - meet u outside the IFI at 6.15 tomorrow

paddyc

I'm guessing it's something to do with getting regular sex

fr brendan smyth gets more than me for christs sake

Millionaire

The only reason your not going Paddy is because there is no free drink at it!!!!!

pma-ire

Millionaire wrote:

The only reason your not going Paddy is because there is no free drink at it!!!!!

You could have made your own one!!

You missed out there man

Cabelo

Kept behind by girlfriend... the regular sex is the only mitigating factor at times like these.

Cake Fiend

Colm_OReilly wrote:

I'm guessing it's something to do with getting regular sex

Ah, so he's a grappling man after all...

Andrew_M

lads,

Anyone know how i could get a copy of this, i read a review in the Sunday Independent and sounds class. I know its being shown in the Kerry Film Festival on Friday but there aint much chance of me making that.

I emailed the chap who made it but got no reply.

If anyone is looking for a good thai boxing movie, check out Chok-dee, i watched it without subtitles(in french) and was still great.