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In the present, the aging boxer Emile Griffith struggles with dementia and memories of his past. Flashbacks follow his childhood in the Virgin Islands, rise as a welterweight, conflicted sexuality and the 1962 bout in which he fatally injured Benny Paret. Later losses, an assault and the haunting memory of Paret lead Griffith to seek peace and ask Paret's son for forgiveness.
At age 20, Charles returns to his childhood home and revisits memories of poverty and abuse by his cousin. As a teenager and young adult, he struggles with the effects of the trauma and loneliness. When he returns home with a gun, the voices of Destiny and his younger self pull him between revenge and letting go; he ultimately chooses not to retaliate.
In the present, the aging boxer Emile Griffith struggles with dementia and memories of his past. Flashbacks follow his childhood in the Virgin Islands, rise as a welterweight, conflicted sexuality and the 1962 bout in which he fatally injured Benny Paret. Later losses, an assault and the haunting memory of Paret lead Griffith to seek peace and ask Paret's son for forgiveness.
At age 20, Charles returns to his childhood home and revisits memories of poverty and abuse by his cousin. As a teenager and young adult, he struggles with the effects of the trauma and loneliness. When he returns home with a gun, the voices of Destiny and his younger self pull him between revenge and letting go; he ultimately chooses not to retaliate.