'' Hands of Stone '' is a 2016 American biographical sports film about the career of Panamanian former professional boxer Roberto Durán . It is directed and written by Jonathan Jakubowicz . It stars Édgar Ramírez , Robert De Niro , Usher , Ruben Blades , Pedro " Budu " Pérez , Ellen Barkin , Ana de Armas , Oscar Jaenada and John Turturro . The film premiered at Cannes on May 16 , 2016 where it was received with a fifteen-minute standing ovation , and was released on August 26 , 2016 , by The Weinstein Company
Cannes
2016 Cannes Film Festival
Hands of Stone