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Nocaut

Switzerland, August 2004
FILM, Documentary, 65 min.

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directed by
Stefano Knuchel, Ivan Nurchis
Written by
Stefano Knuchel, Ivan Nurchis
Status
In distribution
Website
www.amka.ch

Bodies in constant motion and gleaming with sweat – a film that makes boxing a highly cinematic art. In their panorama of the Cuban sport of boxing, Stefano Knuchel and Ivan Nurchis meet masseurs, trainers and idols of both the past and the future. The regime takes a great interest in their triumphs. These boxers talk about their hopes and dreams as well as their failures. There is one paradox: that boxing could have become a Cuban national sport when the Individual counts for little in Socialist ideology. But what importance can such a nicety have in the face of an enduring passion?

Dei corpi costantemente in movimento e lucidi di sudore: un film che fa della boxe un’arte altamente cinematografica. Nella loro pano-ramica della boxe cubana, Stefano Knuchel e Ivan Nurchis incontrano massaggiatori, allenatori e idoli passati e futuri. Il Regime riserva grande interesse alle loro vittorie. Questi pugili raccontano le loro speranze, i loro sogni come pure i loro fallimenti. Unico paradosso: che la boxe sia diventata uno sport nazionale cubano. Infatti, nell’ideologia socialista l’individuo conta ben poco. Ma che peso può avere una simile sottigliezza di fronte a una passione senza tempo?

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World Premiere
August 2004
Original Version
Italian, Spanish (french/german subtitles),  colour, 35mm, 65 min.
Production
Amka Films Productions SA, RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera
Producer
directed by
Stefano Knuchel, Ivan Nurchis
Written by
Stefano Knuchel, Ivan Nurchis
Cinemato­graphy
Mohammed Soudani
Editing
Marianne Quarti
Music
Alessio Bertallot, Maurizio Pini
Location Sound Mix
Otto Cavadini

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