Champion (2002 film)

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Champion
Poster to Champion (2002)
Directed by	Kwak Kyung-Taek
Produced by	Jo Weon-jang
Written by	Kwak Kyung-Taek
Starring	Yu Oh-seong Chae Min-seo
Music by	Laurent Sauvagnac
Cinematography	Hong Kyung-Pyo
Editing by	Park Gok-ji
Distributed by	Media Suits
Release date(s)	June 28, 2002
Running time	117 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
IMDb profile
Korean name
Hangul	챔피언

Champion (챔피언 ) is a 2002 South Korean film, directed by Kwak Kyung-taek, about South Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim, portrayed by Yu Oh-seong. Kim was Korea's most popular boxer, who in his rise to international fame faced the reigning lightweight champion Ray Mancini in 1982. He lost the match after 14 long rounds, and within minutes dropped into a coma from which he never recovered. The match changed boxing rules around the world; and affected Korea especially.

[edit] External links

• Champion (2002) at the Internet Movie Database

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