Bleed for This (2016)

Directed by

Ben Younger

Genre

drama film, biographical film, boxing film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

R

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 839 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Vinny Pazienza is a world champion boxer who suffers a severe neck injury in a car crash. He is told he may never walk again, but he fights to recover and return to boxing.

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What happens

Bleed for This is a 2016 American biographical sports film written and directed by Ben Younger and based on the life of former world champion boxer Vinny Pazienza. The film stars Miles Teller as Pazienza, with Aaron Eckhart, Katey Sagal, Ciarán Hinds, and Ted Levine in supporting roles. The film had its world premiere at the 43rd Annual Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2016, and was released in the United States on November 18, 2016, by Open Road Films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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