rls at school set her teeth on edge, she knows men can cause pain. When she picks up her younger brother at a Brooklyn gym where he boxes to please his father, she decides she wants to train. Hector, a coach, reluctantly agrees to teach her. It's soon clear to him that Diana has talent; he pushes her. She spends time with another young fighter, Adrian, who has a girlfriend, but Diana intrigues him and stirs real feelings he tries to articulate. She, too, must accommodate her toughness and ironic detachment to her feelings for him.

Tags : female protagonist | teen angst | teenage girl | anger | boxing | kiss | father son relationship | brother sister relationship | love | one word title | dysfunctional family | fight | high school | boxer | f rated | father daughter relationship | independent film | theft | slow motion scene | diner | crying | jealousy

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