After Three Kings (1999), his action film about the Gulf War, director David O’Russell seemed to have disappeared for a while, but he has impressively put himself back on the map with The Fighter, his boxing drama which is based on a true story. The film, with Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale in the leading roles, was recently awarded two Golden Globes for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Christian Bale) and Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Melissa Leo) and has since been nominated for seven Oscars. Among other things for Best Film, Best Female and Male Supporting Roles, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.
After severe drug addiction and a fifteen-year prison term, ex-professional boxer Dicky Eklund (Bale) is released and meets his younger half-brother Micky (Wahlberg) after years of silence. By now, the latter also aspires to a professional boxing career and Dicky readies him for the world title fight in a Rocky-like manner, but whether the cooperation can heal family ties is doubtful.
- Director
- David O. Russell
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 2010
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2011
- Length
- 115'
- Medium
- 35mm
- Language
- English
- Producers
- Mark Wahlberg, David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Ryan Kavanaugh, Paul Tamsay, Dorothy Aufiero
- Production Companies
- Paramount Pictures, Relativity Media, Mandeville Films
- Sales
- The Weinstein Company USA
- Screenplay
- Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, based on a story by Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, Keith Dorrington
- Cinematography
- Hoyte van Hoytema
- Editor
- Pamela Martin
- Production Design
- Judy Becker
- Sound Design
- Odin Benitez
- Music
- Michael Brook
- Cast
- Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams
- Local Distributor
- A-Film Distribution