Film detail | Fists of Pride

Les poings de la fierté

Documentary Films

Country: Canada
Language: Burmese, Thai, Karen, Pao
Subtitles: České
Directed by: Hélene Choquette
Year: 2012
Length: 63`
Rating: 12
Screenplay: Hélene Choquette
Director of Photography: Joel Provencher
Music: Anthony Rozankovic
Edited by: Dominic Lessard
Production: Aviva Communications

Synopsis: In a boxing camp on the Thai-Burmese border, the children of mostly illegal migrant workers fleeing Burma live and train for prize fights. Fists of Pride follows Little Tiger and his fellow fighters as their Thai coaches prepare them for the annual Water Festival competition. The film reveals their daily struggles in a region where combat sports have always been a matter of honour and money. All bets are open, and as their hope of winning prize money grows, the young boxers contemplate what a victory could mean for them and their families.

Hélene Choquette: Hélene Choquette is a Canadian documentary filmmaker. After studying at the University of Quebec she began working as a camerawoman and photographer. Her film work is focused on social and environmental topics and often includes research activities. She's filmed, e.g., A Better Life (Bonnes ? tout faire, 2003), The Children of Chernobyl (Les enfants de Tchernobyl, 2006), The Refugees of the Blue Planet (Les réfugiés de la plan?te bleue, 2006) and Avenue Zero (2009).

Where and when Fists of Pride is screened

Where	When	Reservation
Golden Apple Cinema, č. 5	May 27th at 15:00	N/A

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