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The Featherweight

2023 1h 39m Biography Drama Sports List
100% Tomatometer 6 Reviews
In 1964, a camera crew follows retired featherweight boxing champion Willie Pep. Down and out in Hartford, Conn., married to a woman half his age and facing mounting debts, Pep decides to return to the ring. Read More Read Less

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Guy Lodge Variety As a feat of cinematic masquerade, it could hardly be pulled off with any more panache: The term “mockumentary” hardly feels appropriate for a film this reverent of its supposed form, and this toughly loving toward its human subject. Sep 20, 2023 Full Review Lovia Gyarkye Hollywood Reporter Technically impressive, but not entirely satisfying. Sep 3, 2023 Full Review Jonathan Romney Screen International At the very least, the film is beautifully acted all round, and a dazzling feat of stylistic play and period recreation... Sep 3, 2023 Full Review Elissa Suh Moviepudding A small but impactful film of fleet ingenuity, not unlike its title. Apr 5, 2024 Full Review Stephen Saito Moveable Fest There are other stories about the post-professional struggles of athletes, but the style of “The Featherweight” is particularly effective when it is exposed enough to show how mythmaking works — taking something true and building a fiction on top of it. Sep 3, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis In 1964, a camera crew follows retired featherweight boxing champion Willie Pep. Down and out in Hartford, Conn., married to a woman half his age and facing mounting debts, Pep decides to return to the ring.
Director
Robert Kolodny
Producer
Bennett Elliott, Robert Greene, Asger Hussain
Screenwriter
Steve Loff
Production Co
Pep Films, Appian Way, Blisspoint Entertainment, Golden Ratio Films Pvt Ltd
Genre
Biography, Drama, Sports
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 39m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
1.66:1