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A star rating of 2 out of 5.

This is a cheery little tale of teen violence, domestic abuse - and boxing. Rapper/actor Ashley "Bashy" Thomas plays a promising young boxer whose biggest fight is with the fear that he will grow up to be just like his abusive father (Homeland's David Harewood). Dad is a vicious criminal psychopath who is in jail for murder, but the tentacles of his influence still reach out to enfold the family. Thomas makes a decent fist of his role, and there's solid support from the ever-dependable Peter Mullan as his trainer and Harewood, who hams it up shamelessly. Technically, The Man Inside is well made, too, but it's so mired in overwrought melodrama that, while it packs a few punches, it fails to deliver the knockout.

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Credits

Cast

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Clayton MurdochAshley "Bashy" Thomas
Gordon SinclairPeter Mullan
Eugene MurdochDavid Harewood
Alexia SinclairMichelle Ryan
Danny LeeJason Maza
Karl LeeTheo Barklem-Biggs
Elizabeth MurdochJenny Jules
BoseRay Panthaki

Crew

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DirectorDan Turner

Details

Theatrical distributor
Kaleidoscope Film Distribution Ltd
Released on
2012-07-20
Languages
English
Guidance
Violence, swearing, racist language.
Available on
DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour
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