The Fighter (2010) is a biographical sports film, about the life of professional boxers ‘’Irish’’ Micky Ward and his half-brother Dicky Eklund. The film, directed by David O. Russell, features Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale and co-stars Amy Adams.
A welterweight boxer, Dicky Eklund (Christian Bale) is the pride of the working class in Lowell, Massachusetts and lives in the shadow of his half-brother Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg). Because of his Irish pride, Micky lets Dicky to win a championship belt. However, being defeated by Sugar Ray Leonard, Dicky becomes a crack addict, gets involved in violence and ends up in prison. All the hopes of his family are now vanished by his failure. Similar to a real life Rocky, Micky manages to bring back the hope to his family with his spectacular rise in the box ring. As a form of redemption, Dicky – freshly out on parole – trains his little brother, in the meantime known as “’Irish’’ Micky Ward for his Welterweight Championship fight with Shea Neary.
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