Southpaw
Jake Gyllenhaal portrays Billy Hope, the undisputed world light-heavyweight champion boxing. In 43 bouts, he is still unbeaten. He has been happily married to Maureen McAdams (Rachel McAdams), and they have a daughter, Leila Laurence (Oona Laurence). After a fight with a boxer rival, his life looks perfect. But then, his wife is killed and shot. Their relationship was a close one since the age of 12 and their world has been thrown into turmoil. After the death of their wife, Billy is forced to quit professional boxing and lose his home and nearly all of his belongings. The most devastating part of this downward spiral was the fact that he lost his child, who is now in the care of Social Services. Tick Wills (Forest Whitaker) is the trainer he chooses to help him regain his daughter and start over. He is now starting over from the beginning. –grantss
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Actors: 50 Cent, Forest Whitaker, Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomie Harris, Oona Laurence, Rachel McAdams, Skylan Brooks
Country: Hong Kong, United States
