Hands of Stone
Hands of Stone is a 2016 biographical sports film about the career of Panamanian former professional boxer Roberto Durán. It is directed and written by Jonathan Jakubowicz. It stars Édgar Ramírez, Robert De Niro, Usher, Ruben Blades, Pedro "Budu" Pérez, Ellen Barkin, Ana de Armas, Oscar Jaenada and John Turturro. The film premiered at Cannes on May 16, 2016 and
Plot
Growing up in Panama, Durán is homeschooled by Chaflan, who teaches young Roberto some vital life lessons. Later, Duran joins a boxing club with Nestor "Plomo" Quiñones as his coach.
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| author | Jonathan Jakubowicz |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Jonathan Jakubowicz |
| editor | Ethan Maniquis |
| events | boxing |
| genre | action |
| keywords | attack boxing trainer epilogue first time grow up hall of fame homeschooled house party jump kill leukemia life lessons living on the streets new orleans one night panama canal ray arcel remember retire run away second time stealing food sugar ray leonard sugar ray leonard vs. roberto durán ii the international train |
| musicBy | Angelo Milli |
| producer | Carlos Garcia de Paredes Claudine Jakubowicz Jay Weisleder Jonathan Jakubowicz |
| productionCompany | Epicentral Studios Fuego Films Panama Film Commission Vertical Media |
| publisher | The Weinstein Company |
| recordedAt | Montreal New York City Panama |
| theme | biographical sports |