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BLEED FOR THIS tells the incredible true story of one of the most inspiring and unlikely comebacks in sports history. Miles Teller (WHIPLASH, DIVERGENT) stars as Vinny "The Pazmanian Devil" Pazienza, a local Providence, Rhode Island, boxer who shot to stardom after winning two world title fights. After a near-fatal car accident leaves Vinny with a severed spine, he is told he may never walk again. Against all odds and doctors' orders, renowned trainer Kevin Rooney (Aaron Eckhart) agrees to help Vinny return to the ring just a year after the accident, for what could be the last fight of his life. Also starring Katey Sagal, Ciarán Hinds and Ted Levine. DIR/SCR/PROD Ben Younger; SCR Angelo Pizzo, Pippa Bianco; PROD Bruce Cohen, Noah Kraft, Pamela Thur, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Chad A. Verdi. U.S., 2016, color, 117 min, DCP. RATED R

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