Poor Boy's Game

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Poor Boy's Game

R

2007

1h 44m

Drama

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Boxer Donnie (Rossif Sutherland), jailed for nine years after causing brain damage to a boy he assaulted, is finally released. Donnie is regretful and wishes to move on, but the community is still tense with racial division. The impaired boy's black family wants revenge, and Donnie's white relatives are eager for a fight, so a boxing match with a powerful young black man (Flex Alexander) is scheduled. Amid the conflict, Donnie forms an unlikely friendship with his victim's father (Danny Glover).

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

03/13/2008

3.5/5

Poor Boy's Game is a movie built around a boxing match, but its most powerful scenes involve no jabs or hooks.

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

12/07/2007

3/4

[Director Clement] Virgo and co-writer Chaz Thorne look beyond the usual character arcs, adding fresh and urgent perspective to a socially aware and emotionally intense movie.

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

05/03/2008

4/5

A bold script improves this drama about masculinity and bigotry in a small community. It also helps to have a terrific actor like Danny Glover on board.

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National Post

12/12/2007

2.5/4

Liz Braun

Jam! Movies

12/07/2007

3/5

The film does not pull its punches, and though uneven, is compelling.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

09/15/2007

2.5/4

...certainly marks a step in the right direction for filmmaker Clement Virgo...

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Eivin W

@RT03510114 06/03/2025

Spennende og bra film! 👍

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Carlos I

@carlosFibarra 09/12/2024

A racial awareness movie trying to hide inside a boxing flick. It's brutal and well acted, considering it's budget and resources. It's well done.

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04/27/2013

An interracial gay love story locked in with a heavily PC "why can't everybody just get along" Message. Truly a dreadful movie which hardly made a ripple at the box office. Mark the name of filmmaker Clement Virgo as someone to avoid in future.

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07/26/2012

I'm not much of a boxing fan. But the story for me. Wanna watch again.

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05/13/2012

Somewhat sappy, but a pretty good movie, shot in Halifax, Nova Scotia

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02/08/2012

its a good story but i didnt like the movie.

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Synopsis

Boxer Donnie (Rossif Sutherland), jailed for nine years after causing brain damage to a boy he assaulted, is finally released. Donnie is regretful and wishes to move on, but the community is still tense with racial division. The impaired boy's black family wants revenge, and Donnie's white relatives are eager for a fight, so a boxing match with a powerful young black man (Flex Alexander) is scheduled. Amid the conflict, Donnie forms an unlikely friendship with his victim's father (Danny Glover).

Director: Clement Virgo
Producer: Damon D'Oliveira, Chaz Thorne, Clement Virgo
Screenwriter: Chaz Thorne, Clement Virgo
Production Co: Canadian Television Fund, Astral Media, Conquering Lion Pictures
Rating: R (Some Violent Images|Pervasive Language|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 7, 2019
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital