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Bobcat Moretti (2022)
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Bobcat Moretti (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: An obese multiple sclerosis patient takes up his late Father's sport of boxing to overcome personal tragedy and find inner peace. "Bobcat Moretti" was filmed over the course of ten months, during COVID-19, allowing our lead actor to lose 154 pounds and embody the role.
Style: exciting, serious, captivating, dramatic, emotional, realistic, independent film, melancholic, art house
Plot: boxing, illness, boxer, inspiration, redemption, fight, obesity, disease, gym, fighting illness, obese, grief, multiple sclerosis, disability, character study, biopic, intimate, father son relationship, small town, resilience, mourning, male protagonist, body image

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