Resurrecting the Champ (2007)

movie

(21305)

Country: USA
Genres: Drama, Sport
Release: 2007-08-24
Director: Rod Lurie
Writers: Michael Bortman , Allison Burnett , J.R. Moehringer
Language: English | Spanish
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson , Josh Hartnett (I) , Kathryn Morris (I) , Dakota Goyo , Alan Alda , Rachel Nichols , Teri Hatcher , Kristen Shaw , Nick Sandow , David Paymer
Runtime: 112 min
Awards: 2 nominations
AKA: I anaviosi enos thrylou (Greece) , サミュエル・L・ジャクソン in ザ・チャンプ　伝説のファイター (Japan) , Resurrecting the Champ (New Zealand) , Resurrecting the Champ (Sweden) , Sortis de l'ombre (Canada) , Resurrecting the Champ - pelastakaa mestari (Finland) , Renaissance d'un champion (France, French Republic) , La rivincita del campione (Italy) , Cempiono prisikelimas (Lithuania) , Resurrecting the Champ (Denmark) , Uskrsnuće prvaka (Serbia) , Resurrecting the Champ , O Resgate de Um Campeão (Brazil) , O Renascer do Campeão (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Boскрешая чемпиона (Russian Federation) , Воскресити чемпіона (Ukraine) , Resurrecting the Champ (United States of America) , Wskrzeszenie Mistrza (Poland) , Resurrecting the Champ (Australia) , Да възкресиш шампиона (Bulgaria) , Resurrecting the Champ (United Kingdom) , Obujeni prvak (Slovenia) , The Champ (Germany) , Resurrecting the Champ (Canada) , Reporter v ringu (Czech Republic) , Viszlát, Bajnok! (Hungary) , Întoarcerea campionului (Romania) , Η αναβίωση ενός θρύλου (Greece) , El último asalto (Spain) , Şampiyonun Dirilişi (Turkey)
Plot:
Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man (“Champ”) only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ’s story and escape the shadow of his father’s success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.
IMDB:tt0416185