Le Gaucher / the Weinstein Company and WanDa Pictures present a Riche production in association with Escape Artists and Fuqua Films ; screenplay by Kurt Sutter and Richard Wenk ; directed by Antoine Fuqua.
"From acclaimed director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) and screenwriter Kurt Sutter (Sons of Anarchy). Southpaw tell the riveting story of Billy 'The Great' Hope, reigning Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World (Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal). Billy Hope seemingly has it all with an impressive career, a beautiful daughter (Oona Laurence) and a lavish lifestyle. When tragedy strikes and his lifelong manager and friend (Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson) leave him behind, Hope hits rock bottom and turns to an unlikely savior at a run-down local gym: Tick Wills (Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker), a retired fighter and trainer to the city's toughest amateur boxers. With his future riding on Tick's guidance and tenacity, Billy enters the hardest battle of his life as he struggles with redemption and to win back the trust of those he loves."
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (124 min.) : digital, sound, color
- Publisher: Montr�eal, QU : Alliance Films, [2015]
- Distributor: [Vaughan, Ontario] : Criterion Pictures, [date of distribution not identified]
- Copyright: �2015
Content descriptions
General Note: | CatMonthString:april.21 Multi-User. |
Restrictions on Access Note: | Access restricted to subscribers. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker and Rachel McAdams with Naomie Harris, Rita Ora, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and Oona Laurence. |
Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Streaming video. |
Additional Physical Form available Note: | English language version also available. |
System Details Note: | Content available as a streaming video. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access may be limited to affiliated libraries. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. |
Issuing Body Note: | Made available online by publisher. |
Source of Description Note: | Title from distributor's web site (viewed February 24th, 2016). |
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Genre: | Feature films. Sports films. |