Tyson (2008)

Directed by

James Toback

Genre

documentary film, boxing film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

R

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 128 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Mike Tyson tells his own story in a first-person interview. He talks about his rise to fame, his troubled life outside the ring, and the events that shaped him.

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What happens

Tyson is a 2008 documentary film about the life of former undisputed heavyweight world champion boxer Mike Tyson. It was directed by American filmmaker James Toback and produced by Nicholas Jarecki, Bob Yari, and NBA player Carmelo Anthony. The film was publicly screened for the first time at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and won the Regard Knockout Award at the Un Certain Regard event. Tyson was released in a limited on April 24, 2009, then it expanded wide on May 15, 2009, distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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