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The Featherweight is a 2023 American biographical sports drama film directed by Robert Kolodny, written by Steve Loff, and starring James Madio as professional boxer Willie Pep. It premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 3, 2023.
Oct 1, 2023 · With James Madio, Ruby Wolf, Keir Gilchrist, Stephen Lang. Set in 1964, a camera crew follows Willie Pep, retired featherweight boxing champion. Down and out in Hartford CT, married to a woman half his age and with a drug-addled son and mounting debts, Pep decides to make a return to the ring.
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- Biography, Drama, Sport
- Robert Kolodny
- 2023-10-01
Sep 20, 2023 · A meticulously designed, gutsily played biopic of world champion featherweight boxer Guglielmo Papaleo, better known as Willie Pep — covering not his 1940s glory days but his faltering attempt...
- Guy Lodge
The Featherweight is a documentary film that follows the comeback of Willie Pep, the winningest fighter of all time, in the mid-1960s. The film explores his personal and professional struggles, his legacy and his relationship with the media.
Sep 3, 2023 · The Featherweight is a fictionalized account of the real-life two-time featherweight champion’s attempts to get back in the ring. The Italian-American fighter, who...
- Lovia Gyarkye
The Featherweight new clip official - Venice Film Festival 2023 This is a clip for press use (EPK), for any enquiries you can reach us on info@theupcoming.co...
- 1 min
- 10K
- The Upcoming
Sep 3, 2023 · As debuts go, “The Featherweight” is more than just a competent drama. It’s as nifty as its warts-and-all protagonist, with an inventive verité storytelling style inspired by John ...
