Post-Production - ENGLISH-UNITED STATES - Sport, Drama - 92 minutes
As long as you get up of the canvas, the fight ain't over.
Year of production : 2024 Director(s) : Tamika MILLER
Wanda Sykes steps into the ring in her first major dramatic role... When CHERYL “NO MERCY” STEWART, a two-time former boxing champion and recovering alcoholic attempts to reconnect with the 19-year-old son she abandoned, she is met with a wall of resentment. The only thing stopping KEITH STEWART, a street hustler and promising young fighter, from a world boxing title is his bad attitude. When he suffers an unnecessary loss because of his gambling-addicted trainer, he’s forced to turn to the only person who has what it takes to get him to the top– his mother. Determined to right past wrongs and reclaim her glory, Cheryl trains her estranged son. Despite her struggles of addiction, and the threat of Child Protective Services taking her 7-year-old daughter away, Cheryl attempts to make boxing history and do what no other mother has ever done - train her son to a world championship title.Written and directed by Tamika Miller it follows the traditions ‘Million Dollar Baby’, ‘Creed’ and ‘Raging Bull’. But this story, is seen through the eyes of the trainer... Wanda... It is about the struggle and survival of the human spirit. Getting up when life does its best to knock you down. This powerful, moving story is a metaphor for our own challenges. And it shows Wanda like we have never seen her before.
Country(ies) : USA