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Southpaw

Year of Release:2015

Featured Pennsylvania Location(s):
Pittsburgh Region

Production Companies:
Fuqua Films
Escape Artists
Wanda Pictures
The Weinstein Company
Riche Productions


Description: Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his family, his house and his manager. He soon finds an unlikely savior in Tick Willis, a former fighter who trains the city's toughest amateur boxers. With his future on the line, Hope fights to reclaim the trust of those he loves the most.