Resurrecting the Champ
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 st…
Resurrecting the Champ
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. A young journalist comes to the aid of a homeless man who claims he is a former heavy weight title contender. Seeing a chance to redeem his struggling career, the writer's story of the champ's life raises questions about the past that will threaten all he holds dear. —Anonymous A young journalist, living in his famous father's shadow, gets his title shot when he writes a story about a former 1950's boxing contender who is homeless and living on the streets. As the journalist and retired boxer's stories unfold, we learn that not only is reality stranger than fiction, but fiction may be where we live our lives. —lichtenmeister
Resurrecting the Champ
Drama,Sport
Film Details
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. A young journalist comes to the aid of a homeless man who claims he is a former heavy weight title contender.
Seeing a chance to redeem his struggling career, the writer's story of the champ's life raises questions about the past that will threaten all he holds dear. —Anonymous A young journalist, living in his famous father's shadow, gets his title shot when he writes a story about a former 1950's boxing contender who is homeless and living on the streets. As the journalist and retired boxer's stories unfold, we learn that not only is reality stranger than fiction, but fiction may be where we live our lives.
—lichtenmeister.