China Heavyweight Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Last modified: Oct. 28, 2012

China Heavyweight

Release Date: Friday, July 6, 2012 Limited

Director: Yung Chang

Screenwriter: Yung Chang

Not Rated Documentary 1 hr, 34 m

3 / 5.0

43% WILL SEE 57% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: In central China, a Master coach recruits poor rural teenagers and turns them into Western-style boxing champions. Through hard work and discipline, these boys and girls come of age, trained in the art of boxing and the game of life. They are filled with Olympic dreams, hoping to become China's next amateur heroes. But the pull of professionalism also weighs upon their shoulders. Their coach hopes to show them the way. The top student boxers face dramatic choices as they graduate--should they fight for the collective good as amateurs or for themselves and their own personal gain as professionals? It's a metaphor for the choices that everyone faces now, in the New China.

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Who stars in China Heavyweight – Cast List

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Who is making China Heavyweight – Crew List

A look at China Heavyweight behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Yung Chang last helmed Wuhan Wuhan and 11/8/16.

Director: Yung Chang
Screenwriter: Yung Chang

Studio: Zeitgeist Films
Production Companies: —

Production – What we know about the China Heavyweight

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

Changed China Heavyweight movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: NR Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr, 34 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

China Heavyweight Trailers and Clips

China Heavyweight

Theatrical Trailer

China Heavyweight Release Date: When was the film released?

China Heavyweight was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, July 6 , 2012. There were six other movies released on the same date, including Savages, The Magic of Belle Isle and The Do-Deca-Pentathlon. As a limited release, China Heavyweight was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.