The Great White Hope
“He could beat any white man in the world. He just couldn't beat all of them.”
Drama
A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
VIBE
A powerful, unflinching look at the pressures faced by a black boxer in the Jim Crow South. It's a tense, dramatic experience that feels both historically significant and deeply personal.
grittytensedramaticharrowingsteadyperiod dramatheatricalsocial commentaryracismprejudicelovesportsmanship
sportsbased on play or musicalboxing
