Risen (2010)
As one of the rising talents of amateur boxing, Howard Winstone, a young Welsh boy from Merthyr Tydfil, was fast making a name for himself with his knock out right hand. A long professional fighting career surely beckoned? Then disaster strikes. An industrial accident results in Winstone losing three fingers on his right hand. Through sheer determination, and despite only being able to make a fist with one hand, Winstone develops a dynamic new style and begins boxing his way back up the amateur ranks eventually turning pro. Supported by his family and guided by new trainer, Eddie Thomas, Winstone becomes the Champion of Britain and then Europe. Now, with the hopes of an entire nation on his shoulders, he is stood poised to challenge for the crown of Featherweight Champion of the World ...
- Date of release
- 2010-07-28
- TMDB
- 4.3 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Neil Jones
Casting
- John Noble — Eddie Thomas
- Erik Morales — Vicente Saldivar
- Shane Richie — Mike Barrett
- Grainne Joughin — Bennita Winstone
- Simon Phillips — Mickey Duff
- Stuart Brennan — Howard Winstone
- Ed Eales White — Don James
- Boyd Clack — Howard Winstone Sr
- Helen Griffin — Katie Winstone
- Leon Sua — Mitsunori Seki
Interesting facts
Risen is a 2010 Welsh sports drama film directed by Neil Jones and starring Stuart Brennan, Shane Richie, John Noble and Erik Morales. It is a biopic of the Welsh boxer Howard Winstone.
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