Harry Haft is a boxer who fought fellow prisoners in the concentration camps to survive. Haunted by the memories and his guilt, he attempts to use high-profile fights against boxing legends like Rocky Marciano as a way to find his first love again.
Acting
Ben Foster's physical transformation is genuinely disturbing.
Direction
Levinson balances flashback horror with present-day numbness.
Writing
The ring becomes confessional—brutal and beautiful.
Director
Barry Levinson
Ben Foster
Harry Haft
Billy Magnussen
Schneider
Vicky Krieps
Miriam Wofsoniker
Peter Sarsgaard
Emory Anderson
Saro Emirze
Peretz Haft
Danny DeVito
Charley Goldman
John Leguizamo
Bill "Pepe" Miller
Dar Zuzovsky
Leah Krichinsky
Laurent Papot
Jean
Paul Bates
Louis Barclay
Sonya Cullingford
Else
Michael Epp
SS Kuttner
Kingston Vernes
Alan Haft
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ben Foster's weight fluctuated 62 pounds during production, shooting camp scenes at 130 lbs and present-day at 192 lbs.
The real Harry Haft died in 2007; his son Alan wrote the memoir this adapts, finally understanding why his father was 'impossible to love.'
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