Knockout (2020)

Original title

我們永不言棄

Directed by

Roy Chow

Genre

action

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 59m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former boxing champion returns to the ring after being released from prison. He trains to win again so he can keep a promise to his daughter.

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What happens

Knockout (Chinese: 我們永不言棄) is a 2020 sports drama film directed, co-produced and co-written by Roy Chow, and starring Han Geng, Vivian Wu, Elena Askin, Janine Chang and Philip Keung. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production set in Shanghai, the film tells the story about a former boxing champion returns to the boxing ring after his release from prison to fulfill a promise to his daughter. Principal photography for the film began on 11 November 2018, completed on 16 January 2020, and mainly took place in Wuxi, Shanghai and Tokyo. The film was released in China on 20 April 2020 through iQIYI streaming platform, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics but has gained a cult following from audiences. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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