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Southpaw

Summary A documentary about 19-year-old Irish boxer Francis Barrett who as a member of the "Travellers" a small, rootless, and often poor subclass of caravaners derisively known as "Irish Gypsies," is determined to gain respect for himself and his family by training and representing Ireland in the 1996 Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta.

Directed By: Liam McGrath

Southpaw
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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Summary A documentary about 19-year-old Irish boxer Francis Barrett who as a member of the "Travellers" a small, rootless, and often poor subclass of caravaners derisively known as "Irish Gypsies," is determined to gain respect for himself and his family by training and representing Ireland in the 1996 Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta.

Directed By: Liam McGrath

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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71% Positive
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29% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Production Company Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board, Channel Four Films, Treasure, Treasure Entertainment
Release Date Apr 7, 2000
Duration 1 h 19 m
Irish Film and Television Awards
1 Nomination