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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
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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)
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