THE OPPONENT New Directions From American Independents

Have you ever felt so frustrated-so taunted-that you wished you could just beat some sense into the offending party? Patty has.

A victim of domestic abuse, Patty is at her wits’ end as she wakes up in the temporary shelter of a motel. There, she meets June, a caring soul who offers her a place to stay and a gig as a roundcard girl in a seedy fight club. Patty meets her match in a goodlooking boxer named Tommy, even as he gets pummeled in the ring. Tommy is a Former hopeful looking For a new star lo polish and put behind the ropes. But he never could have imagined it would be Patty.

A tightly woven tale of fear, passion and the art of self respect, Eugene Jarecki’s THE OPPONENT finds love in the most unlikely of places.