Synopsis
Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.
Facts
Awards
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Setting
Atlantic City, Lowell, London
Production
Relativity Media, Mandeville Films, Closest to the Hole Productions
Original language
English
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- Academy Awards 2011 academy_award
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2011 generic
- Indiewire Critics' Poll 2010 generic
- Village Voice Film Poll 2010 generic
