Mancini film set for release

By The Vindicator | May 13, 2013 at 10:04p.m.

Ray Mancini’s life story, immortalized on film in “The Good Son: The Ray Mancini Story,” soon will be available on Ultra Video on Demand (VOD) and is set for theatrical release later this summer.

The film traces the story of Mancini, the former lightweight boxer from Youngstown as he grew up and became a world champion.

SnagFilms has acquired the exclusive U.S. distribution rights — theatrical, digital, home video and television — to the documentary, which is based on the book of the same name by Mark Kriegel. After a strong festival run including screenings at The Hamptons International Film Festival and The Philadelphia Film Festival, the film will be released on Ultra VOD on July 16 and will hit theaters on Aug. 9.