This is a contemporary story set in Perth, Western Australia. Anthony Argo is a young Italian/Australian boxer, being pushed to the limit by his Sicilian father-trainer, Joe. Joe wants Anthony to achieve the success in the ring that he was denied as a young man. When Anthony meets Kate, he begins to see his life - and the role violence - in a different light. He loses focus on boxing and, in a confrontation with his father, learns about Joe's painful past. Joe turns his back on his son. Anthony leaves the ring, spending time with Kate in their blossoming romance. He earns his living as a nightclub bouncer. When Anthony becomes involved in a street fight at a public event, Kate dumps him. Anthony reflects on who he is and all that he has recently lost. Tom, Kate's comedian brother helps Anthony see the world and his life from a different perspective. Joe is betrayed by Nico, another boxer of Sicilian decent. Anthony, now mature enough to make his own decisions, decides to honour his father and his family and re enters the ring to fight his nemesis, Nico.—Baseline Studio Systems
Anthony Argo (Daniel Amalm) is a young boxer whose father, Joe (Ennio Fantastichini) has guided him to follow in his footsteps and become a champion boxer. Anthony succeeds and becomes an Amateur champion while also bordering on a life of crime as he and his best friend, Theo (Paul Pantano) do some jobs on the side for friends. However, when Anthony meets the beautiful, Kate (Jessica Marais) and her brother, Tom (Tim Minchin), he begins to realise that there is more to life than just boxing and that is something he wants to explore. His father turns him away from the family and takes on Anthonys enemy, Nico (Rai Fazio) as a new boxer to his stable. Things don't run smoothly for Anthony who finds it hard to turn his back on his past and much to Kate's disgust gets into a fight at a car-meet, she breaks up with him. When Nico turns his back on Joe and makes an Australian champion, Anthony puts his family ahead of his dreams and decides that he will help his father's dream come true and challenge Nico for the title. After a hard fought out fight Anthony wins and then immediately retires.
