- Champion (2002 film)
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Champion
Theatrical posterHangul 챔피언 RR Chaem-pi-eon MR Ch‘aemp‘iŏn Directed by Kwak Kyung-Taek Produced by Jo Weon-jang Written by Kwak Kyung-Taek Starring Yu Oh-seong
Chae Min-seoMusic by Matthieu Gain Cinematography Hong Kyung-Pyo Editing by Park Gok-ji Distributed by Media Suits Release date(s) June 28, 2002 Running time 117 min. Country South Korea Language Korean Champion (Hangul: 챔피언) is a 2002 South Korean film, directed by Kwak Kyung-taek, about South Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim, portrayed by Yu Oh-seong. Kim was Korea's most popular boxer, who in his rise to international fame faced the reigning lightweight champion Ray Mancini in 1982. He lost the match after 14 long rounds, and within minutes dropped into a coma from which he never recovered. The match changed boxing rules around the world; and affected Korea especially.
External links
- Champion at the Internet Movie Database
- Champion (2002) at the Koreafilm.pl
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