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Drama

The Set-Up

Durata
72 minAFI original-release record Fonti delle versioni ↓

An aging boxer, one last fight, told in real time.

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THE SET-UP lettering above two worn red boxing gloves hanging over a diagonal ring rope. Original illustration.

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Cosa aspettarsi

The Set-Up uses a tight span of time and a few crowded spaces to make one boxing match feel like an entire moral world. The fighter's persistence meets the calculations of managers, gamblers, and spectators, each watching for a different reason. Lean and unsentimental, the film finds its tension not only in the ring but in the price of continuing when others have already decided your value.

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The story unfolds over roughly the same span of time that it takes to watch, so settle into the arena's clock, corridors, and repeated trips between the ring and dressing room. You do not need to understand boxing strategy. Watch the spectators instead: their appetite changes the meaning of each blow, while the fighter knows less than almost everyone around him.

Da sapere

Una breve nota non esaustiva Contains sustained boxing violence, serious injury, criminal coercion, threats, and a brutal assault.
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The crowd is the film's most unsettling opponent. People arrive with snacks, jokes, wagers, and private frustrations, then borrow the fighter's pain for entertainment. Robert Wise keeps the ring clear and physical, but the moral pressure gathers outside it. I leave thinking about the difference between endurance and the stories others sell about it.

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AFI original-release record 72 min AFI records a 72-minute original release. The runtime remains attached to that catalogue Version. Fonte: AFI Catalog — The Set-Up Riferimento per la durata · Verificato il 2026-08-16

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