China Heavyweight (NR)

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synopsis

In central China, a Master coach recruits poor rural teenagers and turns them into Western-style boxing champions. The top students face dramatic choices as they graduate - should they fight for the collective good or for themselves? A metaphor for the choices everyone in the New China faces now.

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Documentary
1 hr. 29 min.
Opened July 6th, 2012

director

Yung Chang

writer

Yung Chang

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synopsis

In central China, a Master coach recruits poor rural teenagers and turns them into Western-style boxing champions. The top students face dramatic choices as they graduate - should they fight for the collective good or for themselves? A metaphor for the choices everyone in the New China faces now.

details

Documentary
1 hr. 29 min.
Opened July 6th, 2012

director

Yung Chang

writer

Yung Chang