Sydney Sweeney, director David Michôd & writer Mirrah Foulkes sit down with us to dive deep into the powerful true story behind Christy, one of the year’s most emotional, inspiring films.
Sweeney opens up about her intense three-month physical and emotional transformation, & how the real Christy supported her on set. Foulkes reveals why she and her real-life partner Michôd refused to make the film without Christy’s full trust, and how her ongoing relationship with the real woman shaped every draft, every decision and every scene.
There’s also a line in the film when Christy says she has found her “thing” – so wanted to ask our subjects here – when did they realise they’d found theirs? Watch both interviews in their entirety below.
Sydney Sweeney & David Michôd
Mirrah Foulkes
Plot
The life and the incredible career of Christy Martin, the most successful female boxer of the 1990s.
Christy is out in cinemas across the UK on November 28th
