There is no doubt that Denzel Washington is one of the best actors In Hollywood history. This often shows when playing problematic characters; For one, he glorious He went out of the script about the speech of corrupt policeman Alonzo Harris, so much so artistic speech on "Training Day" in 2001. Then, in the 2016 film adaptation of the "fences" of August Wilson, Washington starred as a well -intentioned (if it is distant and pride) Dad Troy Maxson, and he delivered a play so tinted, it was impossible to completely hate Troy, even in his most prominent. Similarly, in 1999, he masterfully presented the wrong boxer Rubin Carter in "Hurricane" (The rare film where Washington feels frightened during shooting).

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Similar to many other sports films based on people and events in real life (including his own "Remember Titans" of Washington), the "hurricane" took some creative freedoms, mainly painting the image of a man who was constantly involved in the horrors of racism-and spent almost two decades in prison. However, some of these creative freedoms did not go well with one of the people shown in the film.

In early 2000, the boxer Eyoi Ardardello filed a lawsuit against universal paintings, bicon communications and azophe films, claiming he was inaccurately shown in the "hurricane" as a weak Borsh who won his defense of the midfielder against Carter in December 1964. "Practically every boxing expert then and now I'll tell you that I have won the fight," Ardardello said, as quoted by BBC. His statement was backed by Judge Robert Polis, who formalized the title and maintained that Ardardello won that fair and square. "They showed the Ardardello Eyoi as an incompetent fighter," he said. "I thought it was funny."

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In his lawsuit, Eyoi Ardardello also demanded that the "hurricane" be revised to include a clip of his real fight against Rubin Carter at the end of the film. Comparison of side by side YouTube confirms his claims that the period was not as bad as it was done. In the film, Ardardello (Michael Justus) looks like an absolute tomato can, offering a frail defense against Carter's hard attacks. In short, he does not look like a boxer who should be a world -wide champion. As for the real struggle, Giardello can be seen as a duck, a clove and match Carter Punch-for-uladar in what seems to be a very competitive affair. In the end, the champion retained the title, winning easily on the results of the referees despite the back and fourth nature of the fight.

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Speaking to reporters after the fight, Carter was disappointed, saying he felt he should win nine of the 15 rounds. He, however, mentioned nothing about the racism that plays a role in the judges' decision and will later admit before his death in 2014 that Ardardello is a better man in the ring during their fight.

The lawsuit was eventually settled outside the court, with Ardardello, who died in 2008, received an undisclosed amount of money. Although the boxer did not receive recordings of Carter's fall added to the "hurricane" as he hoped, director Norman Jewson admitted in the DVD's comment that the fight scenes were really invented to some extent.