
ThisisthestoryofWorldChampionBoxer,Kassim"TheDream"Ouma-borninUganda,kidnappedbytherebelarmyandtrainedtobeachildsoldierattheageof6.Whentherebelstookoverthegovernment,Kassimbecameanarmysoldierwhowasforcedtocommitmanyhorrificatrocities,makinghimbothavictimandperpetrator.Hesoondiscoveredthearmy’sboxingteamandrealizedthesportwashistickettofreedom.After12yearsofwarfare,KassimdefectedfromAfricaandarrivedintheUnitedStates.Homelessandcultureshocked,hequicklyrosethroughtheboxingranksandbecameJuniorMiddleweightChampionoftheWorld.<br/> Kassim,nowage27,seemstohaveobtainedtheAmericanDreamwithhisjovialnature,fameandhiphoplifestyle.AsKassimtrainsforhisnextworldtitlefightagainstJermainTaylorinLittleRockArkansas,keepinghisdemonsoutoftheringbecomesincreasinglydifficult.HisdesirestoreunitewithfamilyinUgandaintensifywhenKassim’sonlyhopeforasafereturnisamilitarypardonfromthepresidentandgovernmentresponsibleforhisabduction.<br/> FromthedirectorofTheDevil’sMiner,KiefDavidsonreceivedunprecedentedaccesstoKassimOumaduringapivotaltimeintheboxer’scareer.Filmedincinemaverite,currenteventsareskillfullywoveninwithbrutalrevelationsofastolenchildhood.Theparallelsrevealacomplexandhauntedfightersurvivingagainstincredibleodds.


