Danny Glover, Flex Alexander, Greg Bryk, K.C. Collins, Laura Regan ...( see more  see more... ) , Rossif Sutherland , Stephen McHattie , Tonya Lee Williams , Wes Williams

After serving a decade in prison for beating a young African-American boxer (K.C. Collins) nearly to death, Donnie Rose (Rossif Sutherland) finds himself a free man. Yet he remains imprisoned by his n...( read more  read more... )otorious reputation and persistent whispers that his crime was racially motivated. Complicating matters is the fact that the victim's father (Danny Glover) has vowed to seek revenge against the man who left his son severely brain-damaged.

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Directed by: Clément Virgo

Release Date: October 17, 2007

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DVD Release Date: February 26, 2008

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  • August 6, 2009
    Somewhat sappy, but a
    pretty good movie, shot in Halifax, Nova Scotia did not know they had gang or racial problems in Halifax I really had a nice time on my visits there
  • August 2, 2009
    It was an interesting story I must say with a very different ending then some would hope. I still have a few un answered questions lofting around in my head. Throughout the movie I'm in a constant battle with myself on whose side to be on. Theres usually a villian and a hero and ...( read more)in this case the two groups were both of the same in different respects. Different movie!
  • August 2, 2009
    Extremely well acted.
  • July 16, 2009
    C'est drôle comment un gars qui sort de prison après 10 ans devient le gentil de l'histoire mais j'ai beaucoup aimé le film, même avec les bizarres scènes de sexe et le fait que je pense que la boxe est un sport de mecs frustrés!
  • January 29, 2009
    a man is released from prison after 10 years for a crime and must go back to his neighbourhood and confront the neighbourhood especially danny glover whos son was victim, and his boxing roots there, a well acted drama
  • November 14, 2008
    a very daring provactive canadian film about redemption, boxing and racism featuring wonderful perofrmances from the great danny glover, candian actors stephen mchattie, rufuss sutherland (Kiefer sutherland's nephew) and Gregg Brykk
  • August 19, 2008
    so sad, yet so angering how ignorant people are.
  • June 13, 2008
    This was really a very good movie. I really enjoyed this movie.
  • May 7, 2008
    This is a must see. Very emotional and gripping. It will leave you tears.

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