The new film biopic Christy, starring Sydney Sweeney as groundbreaking professional boxer Christy Martin, released a trailer following the movie’s world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
A synopsis for the film “explores how Christy, a young woman from a small town in West Virginia, charged into the world of boxing under the guidance of her trainer and manager-turned-husband, Jim (Ben Foster). But while Christy flaunts a fiery persona in the ring, her toughest battles unfold outside it — confronting family, identity, and a relationship that just might become life-or-death.”
The real-life Christy, aka “The Coal Miner’s Daughter,” is a Boxing Hall of Famer credited with putting women’s boxing on the map. In 2010, she survived a stabbing and shooting by her now late ex-husband, who was subsequently found guilty of attempted second-degree murder. Christy’s story was previously explored in the Netflix documentary Untold: Deal with the Devil.
Christy is co-written by David Michôd and Mirrah Foulkes, and directed by Michôd; based on a story by Katherine Fugate.. The pic also stars Merritt Wever, Katy O’Brian, Ethan Embry, Jess Gabor, Chad Coleman, Bryan Hibbard, Tony Cavalero and Gilbert Cruz.
The biopic opens in theaters Nov. 7; see the trailer: HERE.
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