By Rook Or By Left Hook
Jul 01, 2021 | IMDB 0
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In 2003, Dutch artist Iepe Rubingh became the first World Champion of Chessboxing. This brain-busting combination of alternating rounds of chess and boxing was in fact an art performance calling for more balance in a world of extremes, and the audience reaction was so electric that it inspired Rubingh to push it as a real sport. Rubingh’s methodical ability to achieve balance in the ring is put to the test outside of it when impulsive British TV Producer Tim Woolgar takes up the sport and his opposing vision for success creates a rift between them, endangering chessboxing’s future.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
I’ve Never Been in a Fight
I'm Too Sad to Tell You
Fall 1
Fall 2
Broken Fall (Geometric)
Nightfall
Bobby Cassidy: Counterpuncher
Manny
Unknit the Ghost
Evander Holyfield vs Buster Douglas
George Foreman vs Joe Frazier II
George Foreman vs Michael Moorer
When We Were Kings
Tender Hearted Tiger: Max Baer
Pussy Versus Putin
Glory to the Queen
The Sound of Identity
Afternoons of Solitude
Kings of The Ring - History of Heavyweight Boxing 1919-1990
Survival Research Laboratories - Ten Years Of Robotic Mayhem
SIMILAR MOVIES
I’ve Never Been in a Fight
IMDB 0 | May , 2022
Have you ever been in a fight? Even thrown a punch? Because Andrew never has. His mom raised him as a pacifist, and she would like to keep it that way. But deep down, Andrew has a question: how much can he know about himself if he’s never been punched in the face? More importantly: how much can he know about his mom, the woman that has sacrificed so much for him, if he’s never fought for anything?I'm Too Sad to Tell You
IMDB 6 | Mar , 1971
This short film is part of a mixed media artwork of the same name, which also included postcards of Ader crying, sent to friends of his, with the title of the work as a caption. The film was initially ten minutes long, and included Ader rubbing his eyes to produce the tears, but was cut down to three and a half minutes. This shorter version captures Ader at his most anguished. His face is framed closely. There is no introduction or conclusion, no reason given and no relief from the anguish that is presented.Fall 1
IMDB 6 | Feb , 1970
Bas Jan Ader's first fall film shows him seated on a chair, tumbling from the roof of his two-storey house in the Inland Empire.Fall 2
IMDB 6 | Mar , 1970
Bas Jan Ader rides his bike into a canal in Amsterdam.Broken Fall (Geometric)
IMDB 5.5 | Feb , 1971
One of a series of ‘falls’ by Bas Jan Ader that he recorded on film, this work was filmed in West Kapelle, Holland in 1970.Nightfall
IMDB 3.5 | Mar , 1971
Shot in his garage-studio, the camera records Ader painstakingly hoisting a large brick over his shoulder. His figure is harshly lit by two tangles of light bulbs. He drops the brick, crushing one strand of lights. He again lifts the brick, allowing tension to accrue. The climax inevitable—the brick falls and crushes the second set of lights. Here the film abruptly ends, all illumination extinguished.Bobby Cassidy: Counterpuncher
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2010
A deeply human portrait of a boxer with the heart of a lion who refused to give up, in and outside of the ring. This documentary follows the fighter's life from a child who was taught how to hate, to a father who learned how to love.Manny
IMDB 6.4 | Dec , 2014
From abject poverty to becoming a ten-time boxing world champion, congressman, and international icon, Manny Pacquiao is the true definition of a Cinderella story. In the Philippines, he first entered the ring as a sixteen-year-old weighing ninety-eight pounds with the goal of earning money to feed his family. Now, almost twenty years later, when he fights, the country of 100 million people comes to a complete standstill to watch. Regarded for his ability to bring people together, Pacquiao entered the political arena in 2010. As history’s first boxing congressman, Pacquiao now fights for his people both inside and outside of the ring. Now at the height of his career, he is faced with maneuvering an unscrupulous sport while maintaining his political duties. The question now is, what bridge is too far for Manny Pacquiao to cross?Unknit the Ghost
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2025
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IMDB 0 | Oct , 1990
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IMDB 0 | Jun , 1976
A professional boxing match contested on June 15, 1976, for the NABF heavyweight championship.George Foreman vs Michael Moorer
IMDB 0 | Nov , 1994
Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman, billed as One for the Ages, was a professional boxing match contested on November 5, 1994 for the WBA and IBF heavyweight championships.When We Were Kings
IMDB 7.6 | Oct , 1996
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 1964
A documentary film about the life and career of one-time Heavyweight boxing champion of the world Max Baer.Pussy Versus Putin
IMDB 5.5 | Aug , 2013
In 2012 two members of anarchistic female band Pussy Riot were sentenced to two years in a Mordovian labor camp for "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred". Russian film collective Gogol’s Wives follow each step of the feminist punk band’s battle against Putin including their first disruptive performances on a trolley bus, shooting a video about transparent elections, a controversial performance in a Red Square cathedral, and footage shot in a jail cell. Support comes from many corners including Madonna who painted the words "Pussy Riot" on her back and wore a balaclava during her Moscow show. The documentary portrays the grim state of present-day Russia, a country starkly divided between conservatism and anarchy. Pussy Riot believes that art has to be free and they're willing to take it to extremes. "Pussycat made a mess in the house," they say, and the house is Russia. The filmmakers do not seek to moralize, they simply edit events and leave viewers to draw their own conclusions.Glory to the Queen
IMDB 6 | Mar , 2020
Against the backdrop of Cold War, Glory to the Queen reveals stories of four legendary female chess players from Georgia who revolutionized women’s chess across the globe and became Soviet icons of female emancipation.The Sound of Identity
IMDB 5.5 | Aug , 2020
In the spotlight of global media coverage, the first transgender woman ever to perform as Don Giovanni in a professional opera, makes her historic debut in one of the reddest states in the U.S.Afternoons of Solitude
IMDB 6.9 | Mar , 2025
The life of the bullfighter Andrés Roca Rey during a day of bullfighting, from the moment he dresses up to the moment he undresses.Kings of The Ring - History of Heavyweight Boxing 1919-1990
IMDB 2 | Jan , 1995
The BBC produced “Kings of The Ring – History of Heavyweight Boxing 1919-1990” celebrates boxing’s marquee division. Comprehensive and nonjudgmental, it begins with Jess Willard’s victory over Jack Johnson in Cuba and runs through the Mike Tyson era.Survival Research Laboratories - Ten Years Of Robotic Mayhem
IMDB 8 | May , 2004
1 A Bitter Message Of Hopeless Grief 2 The Will To Provoke 3 The Delusions Of Expediency 4 The Pleasure Of Uninhibited Excess 5 A Scenic Harvest From The Kingdom Of Pain 6 Virtues Of Negative Fascination 7 Seven Machine Performances