Fight Church

Sep 16 2014 Not Rated 1h 24m
Documentary, Sport

A documentary about the confluence of Christianity and mixed martial arts, including ministries which train fighters. The film follows several pastors and popular fighters in their quest to reconcile their faith with a sport that many consider violent and barbaric. Faith is tried and questions are raised. Can you really love your neighbor as yourself and then punch him in the face?

Plot

Academy Award Winning Director, Daniel Junge (Saving Face) and director Bryan Storkel (Holy Rollers: The True Story of Card Counting Christians) team up with producers Eben Kostbar and Joseph McKelheer (The Hammer) for a feature documentary about the confluence of Christianity and mixed martial arts, including ministries which train fighters. The film follows several pastors and popular fighters in their quest to reconcile their faith with a sport that many consider violent and barbaric. Faith is tried and questions are raised. Can you really love your neighbor as yourself and then punch him in the face?

Written by

N/A

Directed by

Daniel Junge, Bryan Storkel

Cast

Paul Burress, John Renken, Nahshon Nicks

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Sidestilt Films, JungeFilms, Film Harvest, iMogul

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
143
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA