South African film uncovers the dark side of boxing

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South African film Knuckle City is a riveting and brutal story.

The plot follows Dudu Nyakama, played by Bongile Mantsai of Inxeba and Scandal! fame, a struggling boxer from Mdantsane whose career is fading as he ages.

The 37-year-old boxer seem to have fallen out of favour and promoters are vying for young and energetic boxers. On the contrary, Nyakama is hungry for fights and also to feed his struggling family. His career gets a promising lifeline when his younger brother Duke, a seasoned criminal, teams up with other promoters to organise the last fight for him.

But the fight comes with a lot of costly conditions - some could see the whole family being killed if Nyakama lose the fight. He is given a condition to knock the opponent in fourth round. His road to the final match is not made easy as he meets a lot of challenges that threatens his eye sight, but at the end he emerges victorious. This is a well directed and edited film, but be warned: it is not for the faint-hearted.

 

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