Boxer

The best film i've seen in a long time. I came across it randomly on Netflix this morning and i'm so glad I did. I normally avoid foreign films but I've never seen a bad boxing film so I thought id give it a try. I know is a genre that's been extensively covered and I've watched all the classics from Rocky to Hurricane to Cinderella man, Raging Bull, Creed ect ... but I can honestly say this might be my favorite of the lot.

The power of the story feels like a true story. Really don't get how this isn't rated a lot higher it was emotionally gripping from start to finish. Normally with sports films its a written cliche rags to riches and they all live happily ever after - this is not that film, this is raw to the point you feel the pain of all the characters at different points in the film. It feels far more authentic. Brilliant film.