Starring Andre Lima, Martin Cove, and Gary Busey

BeyondTheRing

Logline: Internationally known martial artist Andre Lima stars as a father who has left the fighting circuit to raise his children after his wife has died. When Andre’s daughter develops a form of brain cancer that is not covered by his insurance, Andre’s agent (Busey) sets up a championship fight for a large sum of money.
Synopsis: Andre Lima (as himself) is a brooding widower, left to raise his two children on his own when his young wife dies. Andre is a former martial arts champion. He now spends his days teaching in his martial arts school. His eight year old daughter is diagnosed with a type of brain tumor very rare in children, and his health plan will not cover the tratment. Unable to find any other way to come up with the money for her surgery, Andre agrees to participate in an illegal underground mixed martial arts fight sponsored by publisher and fighter promoter Anthony De Luca (Gary Busey). De Luca says that Andre is the one to fight the reigning champ, a 7 foot tall and 340 pound giant known as Zulu (Justice Smith). Andre’s brother in law Patrick (Martin Kove) thinks this is a wrong decision. TRT: 88min Martial Art / Action