Strength and Honour (2007)

Directed by

Mark Mahon

Genre

action film, boxing film

Country

Ireland

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A widowed boxer makes a promise to his dying wife to quit fighting. He must break that promise to save his family when his son becomes ill.

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What happens

Strength and Honour is a 2007 Irish sports drama film written, produced and directed by Mark Mahon. It was shot in Cork, Ireland. Filming took place in the city and county including Kinsale, Rochestown, Passage West and the un-opened maternity ward of the Cork University Hospital as well as the new airport. The film had its market premiere preview screening at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2007, and won the "Best Picture" and "Best Actor" awards at the Boston Film Festival. It was released on 20 November 2007 in Ireland and was market tested on a limited capacity in the United States on 7 December 2007. It was given a 15A rating in Ireland. After the US testing, the film was re-cut taking 13 minutes off it and the film was fully completed in 2008. In 2009, the Film was selected to screen at the Writers Guild of America and received a review in the Los Angeles Times that described it as 'another Slumdog Millionaire'. Later the same year, Michael Madsen and Mark Mahon appeared on the TODAY show in New York, as there was such strong word of mouth about the film. On 17 March 2010, Mark Mahon and the film's main cast were invited by Prince Albert of Monaco to a private Royal screening at the Palace of Monaco. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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