The Fighter plot
"Every dream deserves a fighting chance."
'The Fighter' tells the story of "Irish" Mickey Ward (Mark Wahlberg), a fighter from Lowell, Massachusetts who is about to throw in his gloves, as his half-brother, former boxer Dicky Eklund (Christian Bale), comes back to life after being jailed. To come to terms with himself, he helps his half-brother by training him for the championships in the lightweight category.