R3M Productions has set a Nov. 2 release date for the Mickey Rourke boxing drama “Tiger,” based on the story of Sikh boxer Pardeep Nagra, who refused to shave off his beard.
Nagra was barred from competing in a Canadian boxing championship because of his beard, which is a mandatory article of his Sikh faith. He challenged the beard ban and in 2000, the Canadian courts ruled in his favor.
Production companies are R3M Productions, Running Tiger Films and Gold Pictures. Alister Grierson directed from a script by Prem Singh and Michael Pugliese. Producers are Rocco Pugliese, Jeff Maynard, Robert Kwartler and Howard Nash.
Prem Singh and Michael Pugliese both star in the film as Nagra and his adversary, respectively. They co-wrote the screenplay as a means of producing work they were passionate about after enduring frustration with the roles available to them. The duo raised $4 million to make the film...
Nagra was barred from competing in a Canadian boxing championship because of his beard, which is a mandatory article of his Sikh faith. He challenged the beard ban and in 2000, the Canadian courts ruled in his favor.
Production companies are R3M Productions, Running Tiger Films and Gold Pictures. Alister Grierson directed from a script by Prem Singh and Michael Pugliese. Producers are Rocco Pugliese, Jeff Maynard, Robert Kwartler and Howard Nash.
Prem Singh and Michael Pugliese both star in the film as Nagra and his adversary, respectively. They co-wrote the screenplay as a means of producing work they were passionate about after enduring frustration with the roles available to them. The duo raised $4 million to make the film...
- 7/24/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
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