Well written and you have sympathy with some of the key characters. I love most boxing films and this didn't fail to entertain. Some comedy, drama and emotional scenes all done quite well. It's a little long if I do have one complaint. The start is dragged out and could have been reduced.

The ending was quite fitting and wrapped up the movie quite well. Everyone acted really well. It's the first Polish Film I have seen and it's made me want to venture into the world of Polish cinema is this is anything to go by.

If you have 2.5 hrs to kill, this isn't a bad was to spend it.

It's a great little gem.

Even though it'a definitely not the first nor last boxing movie, I really enjoyed it. The acting of both main and supporting characters is very good and they all contribute to gaining certain feelings throughout the movie. I feel like the pace of the movie is ok (I didn't mind it was 2.5 hours), since there is enough room for character development and I actually had time to process and feel every bad/good thing that was happening. What made it a bit different (in a good way) from what I was initially expecting: 1. The movie is bitter sweet - you don't have a clichee ending 2. Probably the most important for me, made me think a lot about the choices the main character had. Except for the moment before he cheated on his wife the second time, missing on his child'd birthday and what ensued with the joirnalist, the choices he made were understandable, showing that in order to escape a Communist country there is no black and white situation where you can choose wisely.

I would definitely recomment the movie. In my opinion, it deserves somewhere around 7-7.5.

Director Mitja Okorn brings us a well-crafted drama that hides a step in Polish history in sport with an emotional story about the dreams, frustrations and ambitions of a lifetime.

With solid performances by its leading couple, Eryk Kulm and Adrianna Chlebicka, who carry on their shoulders the intensity of a drama that gains strength as we learn what lies behind this boxing story. As we get to know the characters, we also see the journey of a series of decisions that give life to this drama and with which its director manages to keep us focused on his entire proposal.

A supporting cast that also allows the leading couple to shine, cleverly managing to convey their raw, honest and sincere essence, and illuminating a dark period that its director knows how to handle with all the necessary touch to have the right amount of drama, intensity and comedy.

In any case, despite the film having a successful script, it is in its length where we feel that the story drags on too long, which at times implies that we have certain moments repeated within everything we are witnessing and makes the path to its correct and pleasant final climax feel a little tiring.

An honest bet by Netflix that is worth giving a chance, it is a very good film that ends up knowing how to use boxing as a life story with which we connect and also reflect on the history that often stains our lives.