Champion tells the true story of Kim Deuk-gu a poor man from the countryside that took up boxing and became one of the world's elite fighters. In 1982 after winning fame in the ring and marrying his first love Kim travelled to Las Vegas to fight Ray ""Boom Boom"" Mancini the reigning lightweight world champion. After 14 intense rounds in which Kim refused to give in he fell into a coma from which he would never wake changing the sport of boxing forever and throwing a nation into shock... Yu Oh-seong re-teams with director Kwak Kyeung-taek (director of Friend... the biggest film in Korean history) for this tragic but ultimately uplifting tale winner of the Gold Award at the Philadelphia Film Festival of one man's struggle to overcome all the odds with the hopes of a nation riding on his narrow shoulders. Acclaimed cinematography ferocious fight choreography and dynamic heartfelt performances have established Champion as one of undisputed classics of modern World Cinema. [show more]
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