Swing Bout

Toni Gale is a boxer at the beginning of her career who dreams of a great
future. On this evening, however, she’s still a »swing bout« - one of those subs-
titute fighters who have to fill the remaining airtime as a stopgap in the event of
a premature knockout in the regular matches. But her waiting time behind the
scenes soon comes to an end when she learns that she has to compete against
her rival Vicki. However, there’s a huge catch: Toni has to give up her dream
of winning and go down against Vicki so that her coach Emma and the shady
Casey brothers can rake in a huge pile of money from illegal bets. It’s the start
of a long night of doubt, anger and criminal machinations that cast a shadow
over Toni’s deepest convictions. And soon she will have to decide whether
to sell her soul - or her future. Thanks to an acting tour de force by stunning
discovery Ciara Berkeley, »Swing Bout« develops a narrative maelstrom inside
the dark bowels of the sports stadium, whose dynamic forward momentum be-
comes more physically palpable with every passing minute and turns Maurice
O’Carroll’s boxing drama into a real indie gem.