Cardboard Boxer | |
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Directed by | Knate Lee |
Written by | Knate Lee |
Produced by | Michael Roiff Mike Witherill |
Starring | Thomas Haden Church Terrence Howard Boyd Holbrook Rhys Wakefield David Henrie |
Cinematography | Peter Holland |
Edited by | Jeff Seibenick |
Music by | Jess Stroup |
Production companies | Night and Day Pictures |
Distributed by | Well Go USA Entertainment |
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Running time | 88 minutes [1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Cardboard Boxer is a 2016 American drama film written and directed by Knate Lee. The film stars Thomas Haden Church, Terrence Howard, Boyd Holbrook, Rhys Wakefield and David Henrie.
The story is centered around a lonely homeless man who is offered by a young, upper-class kid to fight fellow down-and-outs for money to video it.
The film was released on September 16, 2016, by Well Go USA Entertainment.[ citation needed ]
The film was released on September 16, 2016, by Well Go USA Entertainment. [1] [2]
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