Mr. Knockout

Mr. Knockout (2022)

Мистер Нокаут

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.

Date of release
2022-02-23
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (8)
Genres
Drama
Director
Artyom Mikhalkov

Casting

Interesting facts

Mister Knockout is a 2022 Russian biographical film in the sports drama genre, which tells about the life and career of the famous Soviet boxer, 1964 Olympic champion Valeri Popenchenko. The film was directed by Artyom Mikhalkov, the main roles were played by Viktor Khorinyak as a boxer, and Sergey Bezrukov plays the role of his coach.

Production

The Russian cinematographer Nikita Mikhalkov's son Artyom Mikhalkov was a director, the screenwriters were the brothers Vladimir and Oleg Presnyakov, who wrote the script based on real events and the biography of the legendary Soviet boxer.

The film was created with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Russian state corporation for assistance in the development, production and export of high-tech industrial products "Rostec" and the sports club "Academy of Boxing".

Principal photography took place in Moscow, Russia, Uzbekistan, Poland and Japan.

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