This observational documentary interweaves the roller-coaster fortunes of three young boxers over an 18-month period as they strive to make the most of their lives, both inside and outside of the ring. Saviours follows Abdul, an asylum seeker from Ghana, whose toughest fight lies outside the ring as he battles to stay in Ireland. Dean, a local lad from the flats, fights to overcome injury in order to fulfill his goal of winning an Olympic gold. And Darren, a young man of Irish-Caribbean parentage and the club's best talent, struggles to choose between boxing and his university studies.

As they make their personal journeys, they are coaxed and cajoled by the canny coaches of what is perhaps Irelands most famous amateur boxing gym: St. Saviours Olympic Boxing Academy. The club defiantly continues to stand slap-bang in the middle of the council flats on Dorset Street, one of the toughest neighborhoods in Ireland. While we follow the problematic lives of our main three characters, we also return to the club intermittently to hear what the clubs colorful coaches think of each development. The wise heads have seen it all before and theyll surely see it again. Saviours paints a vividly candid portrait of a small inner city boxing club and the lives of three of its young boxers as they strive to fulfill their ambitions in life.