A newly-released film about Manny Pacquiao offers a look into the Philippine boxer 's childhood ahead of his much anticipated fight against Floyd Mayweather Jnr next month . 'Kid Kulafu ' , named after a brand of wine whose bottles Pacquiao collected as a child , charts his rise from humble beginnings to his first step into the boxing ring . 'He 's just like every one of us , ' director Paul Soriano said at the film 's Manila premiere on Tuesday night . 'He was born with nothing but because of God , because of hard work and faith , he became something . ' Scroll down to watch the trailer . Film director Paul Soriano ( left ) with actors Buboy Villar and Alessandra De Ross at the premiere of Kid Kulafu . Villar ( right ) plays the part of a young Pacquiao as he rises from humble beginnings to a boxing career . Soriano spent two years researching the film , much of it based on conversations with 36-year-old Pacquiao . 'Everyone can mimic his moves , but you ca n't easily copy his courage , ' said Buboy Villar , who plays the young boxer . 'Pacquiao always faces people who are bigger than him and , as you can see , he 's scrawny as a kid , so I think all the rough experiences he had growing up helped to make him strong . ' The film opened in Philippine cinemas on Wednesday and will be shown in selected cinemas in the US and Canada later this month . Pacquiao faces Mayweather on May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas in a fight that is expected to gross more than $ 300million . Pacquiao grew up in the Philippines and was born with little before becoming a successful boxer . The film charts Pacquiao 's boxing career from his earliest fights as a youngster in the Philippines . Pacquiao is preparing to take on Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on May 2 in their $ 300million fight . Mayweather works out with his uncle Roger at the Mayweather Boxing Club ahead of his fight against Pacquiao .
Manny Pacquiao 's early life is portrayed in a new film called Kid Kulafu . The film is named after bottles of wine the boxer collected as a child . It charts his rise from humble beginnings to his first steps in the ring . Pacquiao takes on Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on May 2 .