Beat Down

Running time: 93 mins

Why wrestle with angst, when a wrestling career waits in the opposite corner?

Fran, a spunky tomboy and wrestling prodigy, finds her passion crushed by her father's demands. After discovering his deceit, she runs away and joins a touring troupe of pile-driving rough necks to fulfill her dream of becoming a famous wrestler. In the ring, she battles for her independence and fights all those keeping her from growing into the woman she wants to be. Success is always around the next corner until her father intervenes with her best interest in mind. Beat Down is a hilarious glimpse into the kitschy world of wrestling entertainment and the struggle to create your identity when others try to create it for you.

- Kyle Burt