| Genre: | Drama |
| Creator: | Courtney Wise |
| Director: | Shannon Murphy |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 4 |
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| Company: | Lingo Pictures |
On the Ropes is an Australian drama series which screened on SBS on 28 November 2018.[1] The four-part miniseries follows a young Iraqi-Australian woman who follows her dream of becoming an elite women's boxing trainer.[2] Production for the series began in May 2018.[3]
Amirah Al-Amir is an aspiring Iraqi-Australian boxing trainer who often has to deal with the physicality and deep-seated culture of misogyny in the sporting world. She works in the family gym in Sydney's western suburbs with world champion father Sami and her two brothers.[4] Amirah secures a debut professional match for her hard-nosed fighter Jess Connor with the help of Strick, Sami's long-time promoter.[5] Her father is furious that she went behind his back and threatens to cut her off.[6]
The series was nominated for three Logie Awards in 2019; Most Outstanding Miniseries / Telemovie, Most Outstanding Lead Actress (Nicole Chamoun) and Most Outstanding Supporting Actress (Keisha Castle-Hughes). It was also nominated for a 2019 Director's Guild Award for Shannon Murphy, a 2019 Actor's Equity Award for the ensemble cast and a 2019 Writer's Guild Award for Best Miniseries. It is nominated for a 2019 AACTA Award for Best Telefeature or Miniseries.