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In the style of rocky, hands features extensive footage of boxers in the ring, brutally pounding each other as slowmotion camerawork and thudding sounds make the impact clear. Hands of stone is a 2016 american biographical sports film about the career of panamanian. How many cases of a particular condition must be confirmed before its officially an epidemic. Hands of stone follows the life of roberto duran edgar ramirez, the panamanian fighter who made his professional debut in 1968 as a 16 ye. Hands of stone 2016 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
But at the movies start, duran is just another poor kid stealing mangoes from the territory held by menacing u. Hands of stone 2016, biography drama released in english language in theatre near you in. Hands of stone 2016 full movie lets join, full episode here. Hands of stone tests how far a film can go solely on heart, and in this case, it turns out to be just enough to overcome biopic conventionality. Legendary boxer roberto duran and his renowned trainer change each others lives, as they battle sugar ray leonard for the wbc welterweight crown. Aug 24, 2016 hands of stone a biopic on boxing champ roberto durans rise and fall lands blows but no k. Hands of stone is based on one of those too weird to be anything but true sports stories, telling the story of panamanian boxer roberto duran, who famously fought sugar ray leonard twice in. Some people are so tough, because thats how they grew up. Because if things keep on going like this, its possible that therell be no hollywood movie released in 2020 that isnt either a comic book film or a boxing drama. Aug 24, 2016 hands of stone with enough color, heart, triumph, and controversy to match any champion boxers life story, panamas legendary roberto duran certainly deserves a movie that does justice to. Get hands of stone dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats.
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Hands of stone movie leaves out horrific boxing death before duranleonard. Its the first latin movie to have a simultaneous wide release in all of latin america. This week, we get jonathan jakubowiczs hands of stone. Hands of stone creates a parallel story between duran edgar ramirez, doing the best he can and his coach, ray arcel. In trying to encompass way too much, hands of stone ends up feeling superficial and unsatisfying. Ultimately, the filmmakers behind hands of stone have limited the audience for their movie. Hands of stone follows the life of roberto duran edgar ramirez, the. Hands of stone is a serviceable, reasonably entertaining biopic of roberto durn, with first rate performances that elevate it above its pedestrian execution. Hands of stone is a pleasant surprise for those willing to regress in time to experience the heights of boxing. Ultimately, the filmmakers behind hands of stone have limited the audience for their movie only to adults. The infamous no mas fight is the biggest enigma in the history of boxing. The story of durans rise from poverty to fame is told in too predictable and conventional a manner.
This film follows the life of roberto duran, the legendary panamanian fighter who made his professional debut when he was just 16 yearsold, and his equally legendary trainer ray arcel who together changed each others lives. Edgar ramirez stars as roberto duran, whose epic 34year boxing career is. Hands of stone premiered in the cannes film festival 2016 and was warmly received with a 15minute standing ovation. Way before internet, there was a time and a place when events like boxing happened, specially when roberto duran fought, panama would come to a stand still. Book at one of over 300 locations across the country. Because of this content, hands of stone is excessive.
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This crude content makes the movie less entertaining, more annoying and more objectionable from movieguides critical, biblical perspective. In june 1980, he defeated sugar ray leonard to capture the wbc welterweight title, but shocked the boxing world by returning to his corner. Sep 10, 2016 the love story featurette the legendary roberto duran and his equally legendary trainer ray arcel change each others lives. Hands of stone is a biological sports film about panamanian boxer roberto duran who made his professional boxing career debut in 1968 as a 16 year old and retired in 2001 age 49 and the only boxer to have beaten sugar ray leonard only on points with great cast. Hands of stone follows the life of roberto duran edgar ramirez, the panamanian fighter who made his professional debut in 1968 as a 16 year. Roberto duran was a boxer who entered the world of boxing in 1968 at the very young age of 16. In june 1980, he defeated sugar ray leonard to capture the wbc welterweight title but shocked the boxing world by returning to his corner in the november rematch, saying no mas no more.
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