Thursday, August 4, 2022

'I Train my Hands for War' (2020) – Liam Galvin.

An engrossingly intimate low budget indie documentary about a tough, amiably charismatic 55-year-old east End fight promoter who trains royally hard for his one and only cage fight, Stoically facing a fierce, hard-hitting opponent half his age! The main fella Alan is a remarkably courageous, earnest, surprisingly  soft-spoken, altogether likeable pugilist, and his uncommonly arduous 18 month journey to his fateful fight proved entirely fascinating to me! An entertainingly candid, frequently emotional, and rather more thought-provoking documentary than you might initially imagine.

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