# Cardboard Boxer (2016)

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**Runtime**: 88 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: Knate Gwaltney
**Written by**: Knate Gwaltney
**Starring**: Thomas Haden Church, Terrence Howard, Rhys Wakefield, Boyd Holbrook, Macy Gray, David Henrie

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A drifter with bruised knuckles turns paid punches into income until a sheltered girl’s diary lands in his lap. An awkward friendship strains against the city’s indifference. Mid-aughts indie grit simmers beneath the welts.

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