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The Fight

Original title: Le ring
  • 20072007
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
238
YOUR RATING
The Fight (2007)
  • Drama
A coming-of-age saga set in the slums of Montreal as a young boy comes to grips with the temptations of the street while hopelessly aspiring to become a professional wrestler.A coming-of-age saga set in the slums of Montreal as a young boy comes to grips with the temptations of the street while hopelessly aspiring to become a professional wrestler.A coming-of-age saga set in the slums of Montreal as a young boy comes to grips with the temptations of the street while hopelessly aspiring to become a professional wrestler.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
238
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette
  • Writer
    • Renée Beaulieu
  • Stars
    • Maxime Desjardins-Tremblay
    • Maxime Dumontier
    • Julianne Côté
Top credits
  • Director
    • Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette
  • Writer
    • Renée Beaulieu
  • Stars
    • Maxime Desjardins-Tremblay
    • Maxime Dumontier
    • Julianne Côté
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    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 1 nomination

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    Julianne Côté and Maxime Desjardins-Tremblay in The Fight (2007)
    Maxime Desjardins-Tremblay in The Fight (2007)
    The Fight (2007)
    Philippe Lavalette, Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, and Maxime Desjardins-Tremblay in The Fight (2007)
    Philippe Lavalette and Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette in The Fight (2007)
    Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette in The Fight (2007)
    Maxime Desjardins-Tremblay in The Fight (2007)
    The Fight (2007)
    Maxime Desjardins-Tremblay in The Fight (2007)

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    Maxime Desjardins-Tremblay
    Maxime Desjardins-Tremblay
    • Jessy Blaisas Jessy Blais
    Maxime Dumontier
    Maxime Dumontier
    • Sam Blaisas Sam Blais
    Julianne Côté
    Julianne Côté
    • Kelly Blaisas Kelly Blais
    Jean-François Casabonne
    Jean-François Casabonne
    • Jacques aka Killeras Jacques aka Killer
    Suzanne Lemoine
    Suzanne Lemoine
    • Maryse Blaisas Maryse Blais
    Stéphane Demers
    Stéphane Demers
    • Claude Blaisas Claude Blais
    René-Daniel Dubois
    René-Daniel Dubois
    • Le bossas Le boss
    Jason Roy-Léveillée
    Jason Roy-Léveillée
    • Maxas Max
    Benjamin Chouinard
    • Momoas Momo
    Édith Cochrane
    Édith Cochrane
    • Enseignanteas Enseignante
    Carl Leduc
    Carl Leduc
    • Animateuras Animateur
    Véronique Pascal
    • La cassièreas La cassière
    Émile Proulx-Cloutier
    Émile Proulx-Cloutier
    • L'arbitreas L'arbitre
    Huy Phong Doan
    Huy Phong Doan
    • Caissieras Caissier
    Patrick Boucher
    • Daveas Dave
    Normand Lavoie
    • Le voisinas Le voisin
    Christian Baril
    • Levreur à véloas Levreur à vélo
    Geneviève Lacasse
    • Valet de Firestormas Valet de Firestorm
    • Director
      • Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette
    • Writer
      • Renée Beaulieu
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      The face of Jessy's mother is never seen. She is always either out of focus or seen from behind.

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    9/10
    Yet another stunning film from Quebec which has had little or no release outside of Francophone Canada.
    Jessy, age 12, dreams of becoming a wrestler. Already, life is a daily fight; home is chaotic and his innocence is quickly disappearing. Reality hits hard in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, a poor area of Montreal, but it can't compete with the Friday night wrestling that gives Jessy the courage to escape his destiny. "Le Ring" tells the story of a little fighter determined to make his own way.

    Maxime Desjardins-Tremblay effortlessly plays the lost soul Jessy in his acting debut; he is from the same neighbourhood where the story is set, perhaps giving him the ease before the camera one would expect from a veteran performer.

    Tough, gritty, and sometimes difficult to watch, "Le Ring" takes the viewer deep into an alien world that is in reality only a few miles away… Much of the dialogue seems to be in Joual, the urban dialect of Montreal, which is also a rarity in film. (Think "Glasgow English")
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    • Release date
      • October 14, 2007 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Der Ring
    • Filming locations
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production company
      • Christal Films
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      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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