Against the Ropes
(2004)
★ 5.1 IMDb · 135 votes
Year: 2004
Runtime: 106 мин
Country: Germany, United States of America
Director: Чарльз С. Даттон
Cast: Мег Райан, Омар Эппс, Чарльз С. Даттон, Тони Шалуб, Тим Дейли, Джо Кортезе, Керри Вашингтон, Шон Белл, Dean McDermott, Skye McCole Bartusiak
Plot
A fictional story inspired by North America's most famous female boxing promoter, Jackie Kallen. Her struggle to survive and succeed in a male dominated sport.
A Jewish woman from Detroit who became a boxing manager, guiding several major careers. This film focuses on her relationship with one boxer (Epps), who's reportedly a composite of several including Toney, McKart and Hearns. Kallen eventually left her husband of 30 years, and moved to Los Angeles, becoming the commissioner of the International Female Boxers Association...