Release Date: August 26, 2016
Starring: Edgar Ramirez as Roberto Duran
Robert De Niro as Ray Arcel
Usher Raymond as Sugar Ray Leonard
Ana de Armas as Felicidad Iglesias
Directed by: Jonathan Jakubowicz
Written by: Jonathan Jakubowicz
Roberto Duran was a poor boy living in Panama. Growing up he hardly had any food to eat or means to live. During his young age Panama and the United States started to have conflicts. These issues, and the fact that his father who left was a U.S. Citizen, he never fully trusted Americans. So, when Ray Arcel comes around and wants to train him he is not interested. However, after learning a bit about his training history, and the fact that he wants to be world champion, he decides to train with him. This is the story or Duran's rise, glorious fight with Sugar Ray, his fall because of pride, and his redemption in the ring.
One of the best films of the year. I loved the metaphors for fighting that Ray Arcel gives Duran. Like the one about the hair. Duran asks him after a fight why Arcel always combed Duran's hair back every time he was in the corner. Arcel tells him that he does that cause when the guy hits you he get pridful and arrogant that he has the upper hand. When you come out of the corner looking fresh it drives them crazy and it gets in their head. To me that is such a good metaphor for life. It's something that I would have never thought about if it were not for this film.
I have to say that I am also highly impressed with Edgar Ramirez's performance and Usher's! Both of them did such fantastic jobs in their roles they could not have picked better people.
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