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‘The Fire Inside’: Read The Screenplay By Barry Jenkins About A Boxing Icon, Her Trainer And Their Powerful 1-2 Punch
The Fire Inside, the boxing drama directed Rachel Morrison and written by Barry Jenkins, tells the true story of boxing champion Claressa Shields.
Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series highlighting awards season’s buzziest movies continues with The Fire Inside, the boxing drama directed by Oscar-nominated cinematographer Rachel Morrison in her feature helming debut from a script from Oscar-winning Moonlight screenwriter Barry Jenkins. The Amazon MGM Studios movie hit theaters on Christmas Day after having its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. The movie follows the true story of Claressa Shields (played by Ryan Destiny), the Flint, Michigan high schooler who with the help of her trainer Jason Crutchfield (played by Oscar-nominated Brian Tyree Henry) rose to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals in women’s boxing, going on to win multiple world titles to become one of the most decorated boxers of all time.
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