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* [[Downer Ending]]: And a controversial one at that. |
* [[Downer Ending]]: And a controversial one at that. |
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* [[Evil Foreigner]]: Billie the Blue Bear, described as a "former East Berlin prostitute" with no regard for sportsmanship or the safety of opponents. |
* [[Evil Foreigner]]: Billie the Blue Bear, described as a "former East Berlin prostitute" with no regard for sportsmanship or the safety of opponents. |
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* [[Fake Irish]]: Averted in case of Frankie Dunn: the actor does have Irish ancestry. [[Hilary Swank]], not so much, but her character doesn't have any connection to Ireland besides the last name Fitzgerald. |
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* [[Foreshadowing]]: {{spoiler|One of these days, that East German boxer is going to kill someone.}} For more, see above for [[Chekhov's Gun|Chekhov's Anecdote]]. |
* [[Foreshadowing]]: {{spoiler|One of these days, that East German boxer is going to kill someone.}} For more, see above for [[Chekhov's Gun|Chekhov's Anecdote]]. |
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* [[Genre Shift]]: Starts as sports movie about a woman trying to improve her life by becoming a boxer and [[It Got Worse|ends]] {{spoiler|as a massive [[Tear Jerker]] about assisted suicide}}. |
* [[Genre Shift]]: Starts as sports movie about a woman trying to improve her life by becoming a boxer and [[It Got Worse|ends]] {{spoiler|as a massive [[Tear Jerker]] about assisted suicide}}. |
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