Crying Fist (2005)

Original title

주먹이 운다

Directed by

Ryoo Seung-wan

Genre

drama film, action film, boxing film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

2h 14m

Rated

R18+

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 77 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a washed-up former boxing champion and a troubled youth. Both men are desperate for a change in their lives and end up facing each other in a high-stakes boxing tournament.

intensemelancholicgrittyemotionaldeterminedrawdramatic

What happens

Crying Fist (Korean: 주먹이 운다; RR: Jumeogi unda) is a 2005 South Korean sports drama film written and directed by Ryoo Seung-wan. It stars Choi Min-sik and Ryoo Seung-bum as two desperate men, a washed-up former boxing champion and a troubled youth respectively, who face off in a high-stakes tournament that could change their lives. The film screened in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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