The film doesn't have a lot of fancy production values but the story it tells is amazing.
Craig Wilson, an American lawyer in his mid-40s living in Bangkok, takes up boxing because he needs some exercise. He is more and more drawn into the sport until he finds he is competing regularly, and often defeating opponents half his age. Craig gets sick, first with ulcerative colitis and then colon cancer, and after a colostomy, returns to the ring, where he rebuilds the strength to continue his recovery (wearing a foul protector over his ostomy bag).
Some parts of the film are not for the squeamish -- the physical aftermath of colon cancer isn't pretty -- but Craig's indomitable spirit blazes from every frame. The film includes interviews with Craig's doctor, coach, friends, sparring partners, and even his housekeeper, each of whom has his or her own path to being at peace with Craig's circumstances, but who accept him and cherish him as he is.
(FULL DISCLOSURE: I am a college friend of Craig Wilson, so I'm not unbiased. But you really should see this film.)
Craig Wilson, an American lawyer in his mid-40s living in Bangkok, takes up boxing because he needs some exercise. He is more and more drawn into the sport until he finds he is competing regularly, and often defeating opponents half his age. Craig gets sick, first with ulcerative colitis and then colon cancer, and after a colostomy, returns to the ring, where he rebuilds the strength to continue his recovery (wearing a foul protector over his ostomy bag).
Some parts of the film are not for the squeamish -- the physical aftermath of colon cancer isn't pretty -- but Craig's indomitable spirit blazes from every frame. The film includes interviews with Craig's doctor, coach, friends, sparring partners, and even his housekeeper, each of whom has his or her own path to being at peace with Craig's circumstances, but who accept him and cherish him as he is.
(FULL DISCLOSURE: I am a college friend of Craig Wilson, so I'm not unbiased. But you really should see this film.)
