BORN A CHAMPION
1h 52min | Action/Drama/Sport | Rated R | 22 January 2021
In BORN A CHAMPION, Mickey Kelley (Sean Patrick Flanery) is a former Marine and Gulf War vet who has arrived in Dubai in 1992. He trains a sheikh’s kids, and rescues Layla (Katrina Bowden), a woman he met on the flight over, from a prostitution scam, and when both return to America, they discover that they’ve fallen in love with each other. They soon get married and have a child, and to ensure that their son gets all the things Mickey never had from his parents, he agrees to fight in an MMA competition in Dubai. While Mickey easily dispenses with his first two opponents, his third opponent cheats to win, and Mickey suffers a beating that almost leaves him blind in one eye. Six years later, video footage of the fight leaks on the internet, showing that Kelley was beaten because his opponent, the now-legendary champion Marco Blaine, clearly cheated. As the video goes viral, Kelley lives in obscurity with his wife and child and works as a bar bouncer and custodian at a martial arts dojo. He’s soon found by old friends, who tell him of the growing interest in a rematch. Once again, Kelley sees this as a chance to ensure a better life for his son, and agrees, much to Layla’s dismay. But when tragedy at home strikes, Kelley grows even more determined to ferociously train, return to Dubai, and defeat the opponent who wronged him, no matter the possible consequences to his health.
Director: Alex Ranarivelo
Writers: Sean Patrick Flanery, Alex Ranarivelo
Starring: Katrina Bowden, Dennis Quaid, Sean Patrick Flanery
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