Thessaloniki International Film Festival – The Smashing Machine

Twenty-three years after the HBO documentary The Smashing Machine, which chronicled the turbulent life of Mark Kerr, a famed star of the brutal sport of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Benny Safdie directs a pulsating sports biopic featuring Dwayne Johnson in a career-defining performance. Triumphs and victories intertwine with personal demons and the violence of addiction, all bound together by a redemptive story of love and companionship.