Movie
The Fire Inside
Overview
Claressa Shields, a high school junior from Flint, Michigan, aided by her tough-love coach, Jason Crutchfield, pushes past all limitations to become the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing. But even at the pinnacle of success, Claressa has to reckon with the fact that not all dreams are created equal, and the real fight has only just begun.
Details
- Release date
- 2024-12-16
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Amazon MGM Studios
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Ryan Destiny as Claressa 'T-Rex' Shields
- Brian Tyree Henry as Jason Crutchfield
- Oluniké Adeliyi as Jackie Shields
- Kylee D. Allen as Young Claressa (Running)
- Emmanuel Igboke as USA Team Officer
- Lanette Ware as Coach Parker
- Amanda Barker as Female Clerk
- De'Adre Aziza as Mickey
- Adam Clark as Clarence
- Jessica Grossi as Team USA Teammate
- Michael Brown as Donte Green
- Tyrone Benskin as AJ
Crew
- Rachel Morrison - Director
- Barry Jenkins - Writer
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