A Good Fight

An exiled warrior has to fight a challenger in ritual combat every fifteen years.

  • Saurav Mohapatra
    Director
    The First Rule
  • Saurav Mohapatra
    Writer
    The First Rule
  • Saurav Mohapatra
    Producer
    The First Rule
  • Rico Ramos
    Key Cast
    "Rico"
  • Nain Guzman
    Key Cast
    "V'rek"
  • Miyoko Sakatani
    Key Cast
    "Efra"
    The First Rule, East Side Sushi
  • Keana Zaragoza
    Key Cast
    "Aki"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Action, Drama, Martial Arts, Family
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 59 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 17, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Rameswaram International Film Festival (RIFF)
    Rameswaram
    India
    June 28, 2022
    India Premiere
    Winner (Golden Shell Award for Best International Short Film)
Director Biography - Saurav Mohapatra

Saurav is a writer and filmmaker based out of the San Francisco Bay Area. He's known for the crime-noir graphic novel "Mumbai Confidential" and the neo-noir short film "The First Rule"

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Director Statement

AGF is a genre spin on the frustration and eternal search for identity/expression embedded in the quintessential first generation immigrant experience and its unending bureaucratic rituals