InspiredbythetruelifestoriesofagroupofcharactersbattlingforsurvivalinthebrutalEastEndofLondoninthe1880s.HezekiahMoscowandAlecMunroe,bestfriendsontherunfromJamaica,arethrustintothecriminalunderbellyofLondon’sthrivingbare-knuckleboxingscene.AsHezekiahfindsfortuneandfamethroughtheartofpugilism,heattractstheattentionoftheinfamousQueenoftheFortyElephants,MaryCarr,whoexploitshistalentstofurtherhercriminalenterprise.Meanwhile,themenacingandself-declaredemperoroftheEastEndboxingworld,SugarGoodson,isdeterminedtodestroyHezekiah,whoseambitionstofightintheWestEndthreateneverythinghehasbuilt.Whatensuesisabattleoftheoldworldagainstthenew在视听创作上,影片避免戏剧化倾向。数字技术让历史影像重获新生,全彩上色丰富画面细节,画面技术拓展表现手法。技术运用保持低调,整体色彩偏向质朴。整体表现注重思想内涵。色彩选择体现审慎考量,声音创作追求自然真实。