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A Fighting Heart

Des Kilbane
Republic of Ireland, 2013, 57 min.

In English.
This film is family friendly.

Best Sports Documentary, Celtic Media Festival 2014

A Fighting Heart tells the epic story of Irish-American Johnny Kilbane, poet, politician and longest reigning World-Featherweight Champion of all time. Featuring newly-discovered archive footage, it's the rags-to-riches story of Kilbane's tough early life growing up in The Angle on Cleveland Ohio's Westside, his love of vaudeville, his chance discovery as a boxer and elevation to World Boxing Champion in 1912. The film charts the highs and lows in the life of a boxing legend as well as the equally fascinating story of Kilbane's post-boxing career where his resilience against all the challenges that life throws at him shines through.

Category: Documentary.
Themes: Sports, Biography, Historical, Politics, Irish Cinema.

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