Review: Afonso Poyart’s STRONGER THAN THE WORLD Takes You Ringside For A Fighter’s Ultimate Bout With Duality
Normally, I’m the last to weigh in on any televised fighting sports event. I’ll partake sometimes but I don’t prioritize it. Unsurprisingly I’m attracted more to the filmic potential of such a sport with a narrative that comes handled with ample attention and passion which leads me to Afonso Poyart’s most recent offering, Stronger Than The World, backed in part by the UFC and host to the life story of mixed martial artist and prominent featherweight, Josè Aldo. The film’s release was delayed last year into the summer in fear of a box office flop following Aldo’s January UFC 194 loss to Conor McGregor. I’m not entirely certain about the box office but the film did eventually make its way to screens and on Netflix before too long and I’m all the more thankful for this particular approach, as often long and winding as it takes for some films to […]
