Shadowboxer
· 79 min · Not rated
Former boxing champion is unable to provide for his family and commits suicide. His wife and son, Johnny, are forced to move into a poor, gang-filled neighborhood. Johnny went to private school but now he must learn the streets to survive.
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- Chris Bollinger
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Joe FinferaDoctor
Vince RomoXicoh
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