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Champion

Champion

There's nothing he can't knock down.

20186.61h 48m

Overview

A former arm-wrestling champion raised in the U.S. returns to South Korea for a tournament that could return him to glory, but he finds his life complicated by the appearance of the biological family he never knew.

Directed by Kim Yong-wan
Written by Kim Yong-wan
Produced by Han Dong-hwan
Box Office0Revenue: $9.0M

Top Cast

Don Lee

Don Lee

Mark

Kwon Yul

Kwon Yul

Jin-ki

Han Ye-ri

Han Ye-ri

Soo-jin

Choi Seung-hoon

Choi Seung-hoon

Joon-hyung

Ok Ye-rin

Ok Ye-rin

Joon-hee

Son Sook

Son Sook

Mark's Mother

John D. Michaels

John D. Michaels

Fight Announcer

Carson Allen

Carson Allen

Announcer

Lee Kyu-ho

Lee Kyu-ho

Punch

Derek Chouinard

Derek Chouinard

Club Goer

Themes & Keywords

friendshipcompetitionbromancefamilyfamily reunionarm wrestlingstrongmanheartwarming

About Champion

Champion is a drama, comedy film released in 2018 exploring themes of friendship, competition, bromance, family, family reunion, arm wrestling. Directed by Kim Yong-wan, it stars Don Lee, Kwon Yul, Han Ye-ri. A former arm-wrestling champion raised in the U.S. returns to South Korea for a tournament that could return him to glory, but he finds his life complicated by the appearance of the biological family he never knew.

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