The story of the life of heavyweight wrestling champion Bruno Sammartino, chronicling his rise to fame from his humble beginnings in Pizzoferrato, Italy.

Modern-day France. One night, young Mimi helplessly watches her mother try to commit suicide. As the woman slowly recovers in hospital, Aunt Solange takes the little girl to her housing project. So as not to disturb things in the apartment, Solange puts Mimi in a corner near the door. But, from the first night on, the …