original title:
Managua Boxing
directed by:
production:
nonèchiaro prodigi
country:
Italy
year:
2008
film run:
32'
format:
colour
status:
Ready (04/05/2008)
festivals & awards:
Managua, Nicaragua. A child and a world champion are preparing for boxing matches. Day by day they train in a popular gymnasium in Deshon district. Among punches hope and sweat, Rochita, a child who like others dreams of becoming a champion, and Chocolatito, a champion looking for a better life, fight for a dream. Despite the results of the protagonists’ matches, what prevails is a feeling of defeat.