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The boxer

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Academy Award-winner Daniel Day-Lewis and Academy Award-nominee Emily Watson are star-crossed lovers torn between unquestioning loyalty to the ties of tradition and the passion they share in one of the year's most critically acclaimed films from Academy Award-nominee, director Jim Sheridan.

When Danny Flynn (Daniel Day-Lewis) returns to his Belfast neighbourhood after 14 years in prison, all he wants is to find peace, resume his career, and reclaim the love of the woman who has remained etched in his mind. As they slowly embrace the possibilities of renewed romance, they realise cultural taboos stand in the way and fighting for love could cost them their lives.

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Sony Pictures Releasing

Media intelligence (DVD)

Fighting for peace - 23 minute behind-the-scenes feature
Never-before-seen alternate ending
Commentary by Jim Sheridan
Commentary by producer Arthur Lappin
16 minutes of never-before-seen deleted scenes
Production notes
Cast and filmmaker's notes
Picture disc
Language and audio options: English (5.1), French (5.1), German (stereo), Italian (stereo), Spanish (stereo)
Subtitles: English, French, German, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish
Screen: Widescreen (1.85:1/16:9 enhanced)
Disc: Single sided, dual layer

Security censorship classification

M (Medium level violence and coarse language)

Not for public release in Australia before date

DVD rental: 17 October 2001