Agatha Hurle, Alois Moyo, Armin Mueller-Stahl

Set in the 1950s, a white South African teenage welterweight, whose trainer and mentor is a black man, falls for the daughter of a pro-apartheid activist.

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10 critics

PG-13, 2 hrs. 6 min.

Directed by: John G. Avildsen

Release Date: March 1, 1992

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DVD Release Date: June 22, 1999

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  • September 23, 2009
    Great story, shame it isn?t true in a way! (even though it pretends to be!)
  • January 18, 2008
    "Changes can come from the power of many, but only when the many come together to form that which is invincible... the power of one."
  • March 28, 2007
    Just a powerfiuly fantastic film, watched it several times
  • January 25, 2007
    Awesome film about the power that one person can have in trying to change the world, but how he keeps meeting defeat. Victory is achieved, but he has nothing left.
  • September 30, 2009
    Released on DVD this week in the UK, and highly recommended viewing. Watched this at school as part of a class on Racism (along with Mississippi Burning) and this was the better of the two.
  • November 11, 2009
    far man i use to love dis movie wen i was lil hahahahaha memories...lol....
  • May 29, 2009
    Haven't seen this in a long time. very moving. Another South African liberation story. So many of these stories being told to the world carried the liberation struggle a long way.
  • May 23, 2009
    very good film 10out 10 must see
  • May 11, 2009
    best movie I've ever seen!
  • May 5, 2009
    1 of the best all time films excellent

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  • KatCru
    November 9, 2007
    i cannot belive that daniel craig was Sgt. Botha in this movie and now he is JAMES 007 BOND
  • Jessica434
    April 26, 2007
    I feel bad for the chicken... cute love story!
  • biitchybondz
    February 8, 2007
    rly sad movie

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