Fight Valley

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Fight Valley
Fight Valley poster.jpg
Directed byRob Hawk
Written byRob Hawk
Starring
Production
company
Cinestyle Media Group
Distributed byBreaking Glass Films
Release date
  • July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Fight Valley is a 2016 action film directed by Rob Hawk. It stars Susie Celek, as well as mixed martial artists Miesha Tate, Holly Holm, and Cris Cyborg. [1]

Contents

Plot

Twenty-two year old Tori Coro gets involved in an underground fighting ring in a rough section of Camden, NJ. When her bruised and beaten body is found abandoned in the woods, rumors begin to swirl that Tori died in Fight Valley, an unofficial neighborhood where fighters go to make money. Tori's sister Windsor moves to town to start her own investigation. Jabs, a respected fighter turned gym owner, agrees to train Windsor as she prepares to come face to face with Tori's killer and fight for justice

Cast

Release

The film was signed by Philadelphia-based distributor Breaking Glass Pictures and released in July 2016. [2]

Reception

The film gained a mixed reception from critics. [3] [4] [5]

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References

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  2. "'Fight Valley' scores international deals".
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