Nocaut
Switzerland, August 2004
FILM,
Documentary,
65 min.
- 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?
credits
- 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
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- F for Film
Festivals
(a selection)
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14. Internationales Filmfestival
01.06.2005 - 05.06.2005 -
Locarno, 57. Festival internazionale del film Locarno
04.08.2004 - 14.08.2004