Short film

Rise

2025 · 22 min

A gritty yet hopeful story of resilience and mentorship that pulls you into a harsh world and leaves you moved.

Overview: A charismatic young boy who lives on a rubbish dump in Zimbabwe must convince a reclusive boxing coach to teach him to fight in order to find safety and strength in a world that has left him behind.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, politics
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Add to a list: Rise

In the USNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.

In your watch list

More like this

Like Rise, but

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown

Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
politics
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

All scales, 0 to 10

No streaming, rental or purchase options are known in the US.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Genres: drama
Directed by: Jessica J. Rowlands
Written by: Jessica J. Rowlands
Starring: Tongayi Chirisa, Sikhanyiso Ngwenya, Edmet Dube, Kelvin Taliana, Cilemeko Tickey Mudenda, Tobias Mupfuti, Prudence Mubaiwa, Samson Mdimba
Cinematography: Jacques Naudé
Runtime: 22 min
Country: Zimbabwe
Languages: English