Champion (2018 film)

Champion
Promotional poster
Hangul 챔피언
Revised Romanization Chaempieon
Directed by Kim Yong-wan
Produced by Han Dong-hwan
Written by Kim Yong-wan
Starring
Cinematography Yoo Ji-sun
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date
  • May 1, 2018 (2018-05-01) (South Korea)
Running time
 108 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Box office US$8.7 million[1]

Champion is a 2018 South Korean sports comedy film directed by Kim Yong-wan. The film stars Ma Dong-seok, Kwon Yul, and Han Ye-ri. It is related to arm wrestling competition. The movie is rated 9.4/10 in Asian TV Website within the first month of release.[2][3][4]

Plot

The film tells the story of the adopted Mark who was a former arm wrestler but now works as a bouncer. He goes to South Korea for a competition to search for his mother who gives up him for adoption as a child. With help of his friend, Jin-ki, Mark finds his real family, only to learn that his mother had died. He then meets his step-sister and her family whom he never knew. Through his mother's emails that he came to read he came to know what it meant to feel her pain of abandoning him. He later wins the national tournament against his opponents and in the end, defeats the opponent named Punch in the final.[5]

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "Champion (2018)". Korean Film Biz Zone.
  2. ↑ "Kwon Yul and Han Ye-ri to star in "Champion"". Joy News. Hancinema. 4 June 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  3. ↑ Yoon, Min-sik (April 2, 2018). "'Mavely' shadows hero Sylvester Stallone in arm wrestling film 'Champion'". Korea Herald. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  4. ↑ Champion (2018) Movie, Asiantv Website, available at http://myasiantv.se/movie/champion/?utm_source=featured&utm_medium=home&utm_campaign=tracking
  5. ↑ Champion (2018) Movie, Asiantv Website, available at http://myasiantv.se/movie/champion/?utm_source=featured&utm_medium=home&utm_campaign=tracking
  6. ↑ "영화 '챔피언' 마동석 "2년간 전문적인 팔씨름 훈련"". Yonhap News (in Korean). April 26, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  7. ↑ Jin, Min-ji (3 May 2018). "Kwon Yul tries something new : In 'Champion,' the dramatic actor shows off his humorous side". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
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