If you're still smarting from the 2009 disaster Dragonball Evolution (rest assured, we feel your pain), this impressive live-action fan short may go a long way to soothe your pain.

Produced by Black Smoke Films, "Dragon Ball Z: The Fall of Man" boasts solid cinematography, and effects that rival a lot of film and television products. As to the story:

The World isn’t like it’s supposed to be.

Something happened along the way.

With these words TRUNKS reminds himself the arrival of CELL, the loss of his friends and his training for combat.

While he knows he doesn’t have any chance, he will try to make the difference and bring back the lost hope.

This Fan Fiction was born from our desire to adapt DRAGON BALL Z into a film, while adopting a

dramatic and realistic approach.

THE FALL OF MEN is set in different future, inspired by characters of the DBZ saga, this untold story pays tribute to AKIRA TORIYAMA’s universe

Watch the nearly 29-minute "Dragon Ball Z: The Fall of Man" below.