Knocked Out Without a Blow
Nokaut bez ciosu

year 1974
author Andrzej Wyrozębski
format 08'11, B&W
sound sound
genre feature
club AKF Bielsko, Bielsko-Biała
tags intimacy, intimate, town, youth, passion, portrait, violence, celebration, authority, common, leisure

A film-noir conflict between a boxer and his trainer leads to an ultimatum: one of them will have to leave the boxing club. The film alternates between the narrative perspective of the two characters, reflecting on the conflict in flashback scenes. Eventually the trainer has to leave. The club privileges the success of a good boxer over the trainer’s prestige.

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