Lionheart

• Action

Lyon Gaultier, a former French Foreign Legionnaire haunted by past betrayals, arrives in America seeking anonymity only to be drawn into a brutal underground fighting circuit to save his estranged brother-in-law’s life and provide for his family. This isn’t a tale of athletic glory, but a visceral descent into the raw, desperate world of illegal street brawls dictated by a ruthless, upper-class clientele, highlighting stark class differences and the price of survival. The film's tension doesn't derive from elaborate choreography, but from the palpable vulnerability of a man grappling with his past while exposing himself to escalating physical risk, driven by a reluctant, fiercely protective instinct. It’s a starkly pragmatic action film where honor and heroism are replaced by gritty necessity and the quiet desperation of a man rebuilding fractured connections through violence.