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Tyson is a american film of genre Drama directed by James Toback released in USA on 16 may 2008 with Robin Givens

Tyson (2008)

Tyson
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Released in USA 16 may 2008
Length 1h30
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Documentary
Rating73% 3.6969753.6969753.6969753.6969753.696975

Tyson is a 2008 documentary film about the life of former undisputed heavyweight world champion boxer Mike Tyson. It was directed by American filmmaker James Toback and produced by Nicholas Jarecki, Bob Yari, and Carmelo Anthony.

The film was publicly screened for the first time at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and won the Regard Knockout Award at the Un Certain Regard event.
Tyson was released on April 24, 2009, distributed by Sony Classics.

Synopsis

This documentary is a self-discovery of a matured Mike Tyson, who reflects on his highly controversial and publicly viewed life. It begins with clips of 20-year-old Tyson's convincing World Boxing Council Heavyweight Championship win over Trevor Berbick, then explores the fighter's upbringing and motivation. It is revealed that he had a fractured family life and difficult childhood in Brownsville, Brooklyn, where his crimes led him to Tryon School for Boys in Johnstown, New York. A father-son relationship with his first professional trainer and only father figure in his life, Cus D'Amato, is expressed as Tyson chokes back tears. He reveals his vulnerability when he relates the fear that he felt when D'Amato died in 1985. Tyson was only 19 years old when he lost the one real parental figure in his life.

Actors

Robin Givens

(Self - Ex-Wife)Mills Lane

(Self)
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