The Boxer

The Boxer

1997 · 114 min · EN · R · 6.7 (243 votes)
Dir. Jim Sheridan · Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Brian Cox, Ken Stott, Gerard McSorley, David Hayman · Music Gavin Friday

Love is always worth fighting for.

DramaRomance

Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill. Fourteen years later, Danny is released from prison and returns to his old working class neighborhood to resume his life as a boxer.

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A raw, unflinching look at a life shaped by hardship and resilience. It's a story of enduring love and the fight for a second chance, set against a backdrop of social struggle and personal sacrifice.

grittyintensemelancholicresilientsteadyworking-class dramasocial realismcharacter-drivenredemptionlovesacrificesocial injustice
prisonsportspoliticsboxerlove
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