The Boxer (1997)

Directed by

Jim Sheridan

Genre

drama film, boxing film, romance film

Country

United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

R

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 311 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former IRA volunteer and boxer gets out of prison and tries to start a new life. He goes back to boxing and reconnects with a woman from his past, which puts him in conflict with different IRA factions.

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What happens

The Boxer is a 1997 Irish sports drama film written and directed by Jim Sheridan and co-written by Terry George. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, and Brian Cox, the film centres on the life of a boxer and former Provisional IRA volunteer Danny Flynn, played by Day-Lewis, who is trying to "go straight" after his release from prison. The film is the third collaboration between Sheridan and Day-Lewis and portrays different factions within the IRA. In preparation for the role, Daniel Day-Lewis trained as a boxer in Ireland for a year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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