The Ring Within

20021 h 15 min 14 secFilm: Documentary

14A

Direction: Dan Bigras

Production: Éric Michel

Script: Dan Bigras

This is the story of a few angry men. One of them, Dan Bigras, is known as a singer. He decided to direct this film to tell the world about his buddies. Guys, like him, who are filled with an inner rage, which they have learned to control and express through martial arts and extreme fighting. These fights may have a bad name but, as the singer/filmmaker shows, all violence is born of pain. For his friends and himself, the ring is a metaphor for an ongoing inner battle. The film will change how we see the practitioners of this maligned sport who have transformed their anger into a rage for life. Viewers will be knocked out by their courage and honesty.

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Subject categories


  • Sports and Leisure > Boxing, Wrestling and Martial Arts
  • Psychology and Psychiatry > Emotional Life
  • Social Issues > Masculine Identity
  • Music > Quebec Musicians
  • Family Studies/Home Economics > Adulthood
  • Physical Education > Fitness
  • Health/Personal Development > Mental Health/Stress/SuicideProblem Solving/Conflict Resolution

Credits


participation
Charles Ali Nestor
Steve Vigneault
David Loiseau
Dirk Waardenburg
Yves Jabouin
Jason St-Louis
Mitch Louis Charles
Michel Jetté
George Manoli
Germaine Lorzeme
Dave, Sr Hilton
Ricardo François
Shawn Tompkins
Sean Pierson
Shawn « Pain » Peters
Justin Bruckmann
Ronnie Chicoine
Joël LeBlanc
Vlademir Ismailov
Tadarius Thomas
researcher
Dan Bigras
writer
Dan Bigras
script consultant
Ryofa Chung
Manon Barbeau
location manager
Alain Thériault
camera
Michel La Veaux
location sound
Richard Lavoie
editing
Hélène Girard
sound editing
Marie-Claude Gagné
additional camera
Martin F. Leblanc
camera assistant
Sébastien Cassou
Gilles Laliberté
Ugo Brochu
additional sound recording
Ismaël Cordeiro
gaffer
Gilles Mayer
Georges Roy
stills photographer
Maxime Picard
Michel La Veaux
music
Dan Bigras
musician
Stéphane Dufour
Dan Bigras
singer
Luce Dufault
Laurence Jalbert
Lulu Hughes
Julie Leblanc
Breen Leboeuf
music engineer
Jacques Bigras
Robert «Biggs » Legros
music engineer - assistant
Valérie Crevier
foley
Stéphane Cadotte
Antonio Mari
foley recording
Geoffrey Mitchell
narration recording
Geoffrey Mitchell
re-recording
Serge Boivin
online editing
Denis Pilon
Sylvain Desbiens
titles
Louise Overy
subtitles
Kathleen Fleming
technical coordination
Richard Cliche
distribution officer
Élise Labbé
production administration
Colette Brodeur
production administration assistant
Dany Delpy
Lise Fortin Roy
line producer
Christiane Germain
Christian Medawar
director
Dan Bigras
producer
Éric Michel