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Mike Tyson Documentary ‘Tyson’ at Cannes

By Allan Ford | May 19, 2008 | Cannes Film Festival (0) Comment

Mike Tyson, Cannes 2008.

The Cannes film festival in France may seem like an odd place for former heavyweight champion of the world Mike Tyson to be hanging out, but right now Tyson is there getting a receptive reception due to the new film to be released on his life.

The documentary, “Tyson,” directed by U.S film maker James Toback, is an all-out revelation of “Iron” Mike’s turbulent life – both in and out of the boxing ring. Toback has selected hours upon hours of footage of Tyson, both of fights and interviews, and has used it all to give an accurate account of Mike Tyson’s life – from his early days in Brooklyn to his days at the top of the sporting world. The movie then goes on to show Tyson’s almost unbelievable fall from grace.

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