The Wrestler

Two years after the over-ambitious Fountain, Darren Aronofsky took everyone by surprise with an anthropocentric look at the world of the fallen, while Mickey Rourke delivered a great performance that put him back on the cinematic map. Golden Lion in Venice and two Oscar nominations.

Synopsis

Randy Robinson, a veteran professional wrestler, was at the height of his career in the 1980s, but twenty-five years later, he is trapped in the life that followed and is now doing one thing only, fighting to survive. When things change and while realizing the dark and underground way in which the ring operates, Randy will overcome the limits he set for himself and attempt to change his life.