The Champion

The Champion

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Release Date

8/27/2021

Runtime

91 mins

Overview

It is 1940. The first transport of prisoners arrives at the newly created concentration camp Auschwitz. One of them is Tadeusz “Teddy” Pietrzykowski, pre-war boxing champion of Warsaw. The camp officers force him to fight in the ring for his and other prisoners’ lives. However, his every win strengthens the hope that Nazis are not invincible. Auschwitz officers notice the growing resistance. The confrontation with the authorities of the camp becomes inevitable.

Status

Released

Original Language

Polish

Budget

-

Revenue

$43,663

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A stark, unflinching account of a Warsaw boxing champion forced to fight for survival in Auschwitz, where each match becomes an act of defiance against dehumanization. The film finds quiet dignity and dangerous hope in sport under tyranny.

Mood

DefiantBleakTenseWistful

Themes

SurvivalRedemptionIdentityPower

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violenceChild endangerment

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