The Underdog

THE UNDERDOG

Action / Drama / Thriller

Writer / Director: Lee Akehurst

Starring: Ciara Lyons / Paul Coster / Jessica Balmer

AWARDS:

Lightbox: Best Picture / Best Director / Best Actress / Best Music

London-Lift off: Official Selection

Runtime: 1 Hour 20 minutes | Aspect Ratio: 16:9 + 2:35: 1 (4K)

Logline

When Jack’s missing daughter is lured into London’s vice syndicate, he launches a one-man rescue mission — only to discover the woman he loves unknowingly led his daughter straight into the gang’s control.

Synopsis

Broken by betrayal and the loss of his daughter, Jack Haden is dragged into London’s darkest underworld during his desperate search for her. There he meets Cara, an adult film star hiding strength beneath survival.
Their connection reveals a brutal truth: Jack’s daughter has been absorbed into a criminal empire built on vice and control.
Outnumbered and outgunned, Jack is forced to become the very thing he fears — a weapon — to bring down the gang that stole his child and reclaim the women he refuses to lose.