Overview
- The David Michôd biopic opens in UK and Irish cinemas on 28 November after its U.S. rollout.
- Sweeney says months of training and real-contact fight scenes left her “beyond sore” yet made her “feel like a real fighter.”
- Reviews single out Sweeney’s physical, transformative turn as the film’s anchor, with GQ calling the performance fearless and nuanced.
- The film follows Martin’s rise in women’s boxing and her experience of coercive control by husband-coach Jim Martin, whose 2012 conviction and 2024 death provide context.
- Following a roughly $1.3 million U.S. opening, Sweeney frames the project as an effort measured by impact rather than grosses as international promotion ramps up.