Documentary Feature
The Rukus
One man follows his dream of becoming a UFC fighter, and learns what it takes to compete in the “most violent sport in the world.”
The Rukus chronicles one man's attempt to attain his lifelong dream of becoming a UFC fighter — and documents the shattering consequences of achieving his wish.
It follows Brandon "The Rukus" Thatch, a fighter riding an eleven-fight winning streak in the most violent sport in the world, as he struggles to find an identity beyond the cage.
This isn't Rocky. It's a subversive take on the classic fighter film, trading triumph for moral ambiguity as Brandon oscillates between honorable sportsman and self-destruction.
As injury and a lost contract end his run at the top, the film arrives at his hardest fight of all — the choice between clinging to the identity of a fighter or letting it go to become something more.