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Patrick Nwamu Jr., Malik Yoba, Bruce Altman, Thom Christopher, Al Snow ... see more see more... , Louis Vanaria , Taimak , Lord Jamar , Rue Debona , Michael Easton , Jas Anderson , Johnny "Cha-Cha" Ciarcia , Tommy Gallagher , Matthew Jay , John Bianco , Michael Chenevert , Phil Cabasino

A cruiserweight boxing champion in the process of training to become pro finds his interracial romance fanning the flames of hate and offering a newfound sense of clarity in a semi-autobiographical dr... read more read more...ama directed by Attika Torrence and starring real-life boxing sensation Punchin' Pat Nwamu. In the wake of his father's death, Pat begins to align himself with a local group of Italian-American gangsters while attempting to establish a concrete sense of community. Though Pat shows great promise in the boxing ring, his future career is suddenly thrown into question when he enters into an ill-advised relationship with neighborhood girl Gina (Rue Debona). The Guido Boys are a racist, Howard Beach neighborhood street gang who don't take kindly to interracial relationships, and before long Pat is locked up in the local jail. Though he may have taken a beating or two during the course of his career, Pat definitely has the brains to match his brawn, and after getting a second chance at life on the outside thanks to his physical talents and connections with local Lodge member and sympathetic father figure Frank Gibbs (Bruce Altman), this determined athlete is finally prepared to re-evaluate his questionable friendships and start from scratch no matter how bumpy the road that lies ahead. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Directed by: Attika Torrence

Release Date: April 28, 2006

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Stephen Whitty
September 22, 2006
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

A film to stand alongside the best of Ed Wood. Full Review

Matt Singer
September 19, 2006
Matt Singer, Village Voice

For such a poorly made autobiopic to earn a theatrical release, Nwamu must have some friends in high places. Full Review

Frank Lovece
March 1, 2007
Frank Lovece, Film Journal International

Directed by Attika J. Torrence with the finesse of a home movie, and seemingly lit by flashlight. Full Review

Ken Fox
September 22, 2006
Ken Fox, TV Guide's Movie Guide

This ludicrously overstuffed and overlong drama throws together bits and pieces from boxing pictures, biker flicks, mob thrillers and interracial romances, stitching them together, like Frankenstein's... Full Review

Nick Schager
September 22, 2006
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

So incompetent it should be used by film schools as a manual on how not to make a movie. Full Review

Laura Kern
September 26, 2006
Laura Kern, New York Times

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