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09/01/2026 Drama, History 1h 50m
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Overview

Follows Prince Naseem Hamed from his humble beginnings on the tough working-class streets of Sheffield and his discovery by Ingle, himself a steel industry worker turned boxing trainer. Their unlikely partnership, Naz’s unorthodox style, cocky persona, and sheer dominance in the ring propelled them to the top of boxing’s elite and unprecedented levels of global superstardom, all in the face of the rampant Islamophobia and racism of ’80s and 90’s Britain.

  1. Rowan Athale

    Writer, Director

Top billed cast

  1. Amir El-Masry

    Prince Naseem 'Naz' Hamed

  2. Pierce Brosnan

    Brendan Ingle

  3. Toby Stephens

    Frank Warren

  4. Katherine Dow Blyton

    Alma Ingle

  5. Asan N'Jie

    Tom

  6. Arian Nik

    Riath Hamed

  7. Austin Haynes

    Trev

  8. Isabelle Bonfrer

    Eleasha

  9. Kelvin Ade

    Harry Stevens

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-01-15
Three lads had a go at playing Naseem Hamed in this drama, and for me it was the twelve year old version (Ali Saleh) who just pipped his seven year old version (Ghaith Saleh) to the title of best of the three. That meant that the adult version, Amir El-Masry didn’t really shine for me as this hugely charismatic man. And charismatic he certainly is - I had lunch with him and Frank Warren in Knightsbridge once and it was great fun! Anyway, I name-drop. The Hamed family were growing up in a Sheffield that wasn’t the easiest place for people of colour and their shopkeeping mother was aware tha...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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