Today's selection of trailers will introduce our website visitors to new sports dramas.
First on our list will be a historical boxing drama "Survivor" (The Survivor) or "Harry Haft: The Last Stand", as the film was called at the Russian box office.
The film is the director's work of a Hollywood classic Barry Levinson (“Tootsie”, “Rain Man”, “Sleepers”) according to the script Justin Gilmer (TV series “In the Desert of Death”, “The Hungdred”, “Heilo”), which was based on a real story.
Synopsis: The great boxer Harry Haft was forced by the Germans to fight to the death during World War II. Although the horrors of Auschwitz are far in the past, the memory of them continues to haunt him. Now he will enter the ring against the cult boxer Rocky Marciano. But for him, it's just a show to find his long-lost love.
Played the main role in the film Ben Foster (“Train to Yuma”, “Alpha Dog”, “Warcraft”), the rest of the ensemble cast includes: Billy Magnusen ("Bruce Lee: Birth of the Dragon") Peter Sarsgaard ("Batman") Vicki Crips ("Submarine"), John Leguizamao (“Romeo + Juliet”), stuntman Anthony Molinari (“Everything everywhere and at once”) and comedy classic Danny DeVito (TV series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia).
A familiar director and choreographer is responsible for staging the local fight choreography Clayton J. Barber (TV series “Iron Fist”, “Jessica Jones”, “Creed 2”), who worked together with other great guys: Khalid Haji ("One Night in Miami") and Emmanuel Mazanzares (TV series “Altered Carbon”, “Titans”).
The film appeared in Russian cinemas April 7 2022 years.
The next boxing drama comes straight from China and features a strong female character.
It's about the movie “Mom, hit me!” (Shallow) from a female director Tang Xiaobai, which became famous thanks to the 2008 drama "Ideal life".
The plot revolves around an elderly woman who was previously a boxing champion and lost everything because of her own pride. Today she is raising children and their life can hardly be called successful. But the strength of spirit and determination to return to sports and normal life leads the main character to a former coach, with whom she will need to establish a relationship, because there is an important match ahead.
The main role in the film was played by the actress Tan Zhuo (“The Rule Changer”), and she is accompanied by: Tian Yu ("The Cowardly Hero") Tian Hairong (TV series “Women Don’t Cry”) and others.
“Mom, hit me!” was screened at the 12th Macau International Film Festival back in 2020, where it won numerous awards, but April 30 2022 years The film will go into wide release.
Let's finish today's selection with a drama from Japan. The film is called "I'm glad to be alive again" (I'm Glad To Be Alive).
The director and screenwriter of the film is Tahiti Suzuki, who previously directed a comedy melodrama "Hey, he's psychic!" (2013). It is also important that he took up the local fight choreography Kensuke Sonomura (“Hydra”, “Killer Children”).
Synopsis: Sota Kusunoki is a professional boxer who fails to win a single fight. Moreover, due to frequent fights, he is physically exhausted, but boxing is all he has. The love of his life, Sachiko, tries to help him, whom the hero marries to start a new life. But a random street fight awakens a man’s thirst for life and sport with renewed vigor. And he turns his attention to underground fights without rules.
The main role went to a former professional boxer, and now an actor. Ryu Kohate (Godzilla: Final Wars, God of War, Samurai Marathon). The rest of the caste includes: Eri Kamataki (“Forest of Love”), Hiroki Konno (TV series “The Way of a Householder”), Daisuke Kuroda (“Mayhem”) and other actors.
At the box office, the drama starts with 13 May 2022 years, but the company Happinet Phantom promises to arrange a worldwide release of the film in the summer.
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Tags: I'm Glad To Be Alive, Shallow, Survivor, Barry Levinson, Ben Foster, Billy Magnussen, Daisuke Kuroda, John Leguizamo, Danny DeVito, Clayton J. Barber, Kensuke Sonomura, Ryu Kohata, sports drama, Tan Zhuo, Tan Yu, Khalid Haji, Hiroki Konno, Emmanuel Manzanares, Anthony Molinari, Eri Kamataki
Tags: I'm Glad To Be Alive, Shallow, Survivor, Barry Levinson, Ben Foster, Billy Magnussen, Daisuke Kuroda, John Leguizamo, Danny DeVito, Clayton J. Barber, Kensuke Sonomura, Ryu Kohata, sports drama, Tan Zhuo, Tan Yu, Khalid Haji, Hiroki Konno, Emmanuel Manzanares, Anthony Molinari, Eri Kamataki
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