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Synopsis
Released from prison after serving ten years for pummeling his opponent to the point of inflicting severe brain damage, working class pugilist Donnie Rose (Rossif Sutherland) finds his efforts to start life anew complicated by simmering racism and long-suppressed vengeance. In the aftermath of Donnie's notorious bout with aspiring boxer Charlie Carvery (K.C. Collins), racial tensions in Halifax, Nova Scotia sharply divided the community between black and white. During his sentence Donnie not only honed his boxing skills to near perfection, but he also entered into a furtive affair with his black cellmate - a fact which he struggles to keep from his deeply prejudiced brother Keith (Greg Bryk. Though Charlie's vengeful father George (Danny Glover) has long looked forward to the day he will take revenge on the man who destroyed his son's life, the conflicted father discovers that he simply isn't a killer when finally given the opportunity to pull the trigger on Donnie. Subsequently offered $20,000 to step into the ring with fearsome local boxing champion Ossie Paris (Flex Alexander) for a high profile grudge match that will surely spell his doom, Donnie soon finds help coming from the most unlikely of places. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Cast

Danny Glover George
Danny Glover George Carvery
Tonya Lee Williams
Carol Sinclair
Laura Regan
Flex Alexander Ossie
Flex Alexander Ossie Paris
Rossif Sutherland Donnie
Rossif Sutherland Donnie Rose
Greg Bryk Keith Rose
K.C. Collins Charlie Carvery

Production Crew

Shelley Bailey Art Director
John Buchan Casting
Wendy O'Brien Casting
Luc Montpellier Cinematographer
Byron Kent Wong Composer (Music Score)
Jeanie Kimber Costume Designer
Clement Virgo Director
Susan Maggi Editor
Chaz Thorne Producer
Clement Virgo Producer
Damon D'Oliveira Producer
Bill Fleming Production Designer
Chaz Thorne Screenwriter
Clement Virgo Screenwriter
Luke Nicholson Songwriter
David McCallum Sound/Sound Designer
Jane Tattersall Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 2007
Runtime: 104
Country: Canada
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Color type
Technicolor

Sound
Dolby Digital

Produced by
Decker Films

Release
by Seville Pictures
TLA Releasing (UK)

Awards
2007 - Film Presented - Toronto International Film Festival
2007 - Film Presented - Chicago International Film Festival
2007 - Film Presented - Vancouver International Film Festival