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Sydney Sweeney Shines in "Christy" at VAFF

The film "Christy," directed by David Michôd, premiered at the Paramount Theater for the Virginia Film Festival, telling the story of Christy Martin's rise to becoming one of the most influential female boxers of the 1990s.

Produced by Black Bear Pictures, the movie is a biopic of Christy Martin, played by Sydney Sweeney, and chronicles her remarkable journey from small-town West Virginia to boxing stardom.

The film, written by Michôd and Mirrah Foulkes, showcases Martin's public triumphs and private struggles through intense fight sequences and harrowing abuse scenes.

The movie marks a new chapter for Sweeney.

Author's summary: Sydney Sweeney stars in "Christy".

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