Managua Boxing

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.