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A former wrestler struggles to find a new purpose in life after retirement.
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A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.
"If Mickey Rourke's career seemed to have stalled, like his character's, this Darren Aronofsky film injected new life into it. Aside from all the awards it won - a BAFTA, the Golden Lion at Venice and two Golden Globes, among others - 'The Wrestler' shows a cynical North American society with no place for veterans and old stars."