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Synopsis

Tommy Riley has moved with his dad to Chicago from a 'nice place'. He keeps to himself, goes to school. However, after a street fight, he's noticed and quickly falls into the world of illegal underground boxing — where punches can kill.

Year1992
CountryUnited States
Cinematic Threads
When you are doing an epic film, you do look at historicals for inspiration... films like 'Ben-Hur', 'Gladiator', '300'... for the visual grandeur, scale and action choreography, they are definitely reference points.