Rowan Athale directs Pierce Brosnan, Amir El-Masry and Toby Stephen in this dual biopic of boxer Prince Naseem “Naz” Hamed and his trainer Brendan Ingle.

Getting past those standard (bold type and pedestrian) UK production limitations, this is actually quite a sophisticated and complex study of a toxic relationship between two real life figures. Brosnan puts in a career best acting shift, the score by Neil Athale works the emotions like a punchbag and the script ain’t no one sided whitewash. Better than you’d expect.

7

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