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Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson
examines his own life in and out of the ring with a candor that is brutally
honest. Through a mixture of original interviews, archival footage and
photographs, a surprisingly complex, fully-rounded human being emerges. The film
ranges from Tyson’s earliest memories of growing up on the mean streets of
Brooklyn through his entry into the world of boxing, including his rollercoaster
ride through the funhouse of worldwide fame and his fortunes won and lost. It’s
the story of a uniquely controversial athlete, a figure conjuring radical
questions of race, class, and a man who arose from the most debased
circumstances and soared to seemingly unlimited heights, followed by destruction
generated by hubris, like a character out of classical tragedy. |
