China Heavyweight (2012)

Original title

千锤百炼

Directed by

Yung Chang

Genre

documentary film, boxing film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary following young boxers in rural China as they train under a strict coach. It shows their daily struggles and dreams of a better life through the sport.

observationalgrittyintimateearnestslow-pacedhopefulgroundedintrospective

What happens

China Heavyweight (also known by its Chinese title 千錘百煉) is a 2012 documentary film by the Chinese-Canadian documentary film director Yung Chang and released by EyeSteelFilm. It is Yung Chang's second long feature documentary film after Up the Yangtze from 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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