Back in the Day
When things that don't seem to matter anymore, mattered
A melancholic coming-of-age drama about a vulnerable young boxer finding mentorship and belonging in the shadow of organized crime, anchored by nostalgia for a formative past.
A young boxer is taken under the wing of a mob boss after his mother dies and his father is run out of town for being an abusive alcoholic.
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