Mr. Knockout

(2022)

★ 7.5 KP · 293 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2022

Runtime: 117 min

Country: Russia

Director: Артём Михалков

Cast: Виктор Хориняк, Сергей Безруков, Инга Оболдина, Евгения Дмитриева, Ангелина Стречина

Plot

The film tells the story of the legendary Soviet boxer Valery Popenchenko, USSR and European champion and winner of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. His life was a rollercoaster ride of ups and downs - from his childhood in Tashkent’s Suvorov Military School and service as a border guard, to his first victories and failures, and his friendship with Dynamo sports society coach Grigory Kusikyants.