Post by Dilip on Dec 2, 2016 22:14:00 GMT 5.5
MUMBAI: Sony Le Plex HD will premiere award-winning movie ‘Foxcatcher’ on 4 December at 1 pm. The repeat will air at 9 pm. Directed by Bennett Miller, the film revolves around multimillionaire John du Pont (Steve Carell) who runs and funds a training academy after being unable to make a mark as a wrestler himself due to family pressure.
He invites Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) to move to his estate and trains him to become a part of his wrestling team ‘Foxcatcher’. The training proves to be a shining phase for Mark, who overcomes the shadow of his wrestler brother Dave (Mark Ruffalo). With the growing success, control freak Du Pont begins to silently destroy Mark; however Dave comes to his rescue. Du Pont becomes obsessed with admitting Dave into his Foxcatcher team, eventually driving all three towards a shocking tragedy.
The film received 5 nominations at Academy Awards, 3 nominations in Golden Globe, and a nomination for the prestigious Palme d’Or. Bennett Miller won the Best Director Award for the film at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
He invites Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) to move to his estate and trains him to become a part of his wrestling team ‘Foxcatcher’. The training proves to be a shining phase for Mark, who overcomes the shadow of his wrestler brother Dave (Mark Ruffalo). With the growing success, control freak Du Pont begins to silently destroy Mark; however Dave comes to his rescue. Du Pont becomes obsessed with admitting Dave into his Foxcatcher team, eventually driving all three towards a shocking tragedy.
The film received 5 nominations at Academy Awards, 3 nominations in Golden Globe, and a nomination for the prestigious Palme d’Or. Bennett Miller won the Best Director Award for the film at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.