The Boxer

Bokser, 2011, 80 min.

The Boxer (2011)
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Awards

2011
Accolade Film, Television, New Media & Videography
Award of Merit

Production

Director Tomasz Blachnicki
Screenplay Michal Godzic, Jaroslaw Banaszek
Cinematography Marek Gajczak
Music Pawel Lacewicz
Art Director Marek Zawierucha
Producer Maciej Znajdek-Zaniewski

Cast

Przemek Salata Szymon Bobrowski
Gary, Przemek’s Manager Marek Probosz
Ewa Salata Anna Przybylska
Przemek’s Trainer Krzysztof Kierszonowski
Przemek’s Girlfriend Katarzyna Maciag

Story

A story of a boxer whose most important fight in life takes place not in the ring but in the hospital room. We follow his career from the world championship in kickboxing, to his struggle for the title as a professional boxer. His successes in sport intertwine with failures in private life. We learn that his daughter suffers from a serious kidney disease. A transplant is necessary. The man has to take a life-changing decision. He starts the most difficult fight for child’s love and his own respect. He doesn’t know how much he risks…