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Wrestling emotions
Irish Daily Star
|October 03, 2025
DWAYNE Johnson muscles his way into possible Oscar contention in writer-director Benny Safdie's lightweight biopic of a sports star, considered one of the fiercest bare-knuckle fighters on the planet in his heyday.
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Focusing on the period between 1997 and 2000 when Ohio-born wrestler and mixed martial artist Mark Kerr rose to fame, this is an underdog story elevated by Safdie's trademark documentary-style direction and stellar performances.
This story is from the October 03, 2025 edition of Irish Daily Star.
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