Bob žije jako kající se podvodník. Neustále je však ovládán neukojitelnou touhou po hře. Když se navíc zamiluje, nezbude mu nic jiného než přijmout nabídku na přepadení kasina. Melvillova první detailní studie zločincova charakteru je také jeho vstupem do světa komerčního filmu. (47th KVIFF)
A former boxer turned taxi driver earns the scorn of his nagging wife and gets mixed up with jewel thieves.
Krásná Muriel (Sophie Marceau) nenašla nikoho, kdo by se o ni postaral. Bývala volná jako pták, po vážné autonehodě ale ochrnula a stala se vězněm svého vlastního těla. Leo (Christopher Lambert) neměl kam jít. Alkohol zničil poslední střípky jeho boxerské kariéry a zvláštní náhoda ho přivedla právě ke dveřím Muriel. Stal se její chůvou, kuchařkou, hospodyní, přítelem a pokusil se v ní probudit touhu znovu naplno žít…
Young boxer Michel Maudet is sacked by his manager after a series of match defeats and is forced to look for a new job. He is engaged as secretary to a millionaire named Ferchaux who is in a hurry to flee the country when he discovers he has been implicated in a high-profile fraud.
Following his release from prison, an ex-fighter meets a woman who helps him put his life back together.
When a washed-up boxer invites a British priest to minister in his South Chicago neighborhood, he never suspects that the priest is not who he says he is.
Centered on ex-mixed martial arts artist Sooraj and sculptor artist Jenny. Their fate intertwines when their past are revealed in their blooming relationship.
A homeless ex-boxer and an inner-city kid's unlikely bond, helps them face their future, while fighting the tragedy from their past!
In the midst of a match, a successful boxer - Hayato, has had enough of the sport. He lets himself get knocked, quits boxing, leaving his wife and start living alone with his mangy dog. One day a young mediocre boxer knocks at the door and wants to be Hayato's apprentice.
A wheelchair-bound, former boxer deals with his long estranged granddaughter whom is seeking financial help for her writing career and helping her loser boyfriend get out of debt with the local mob.
Baldomero, a former boxer, faces a new reality after several years in prison. Filled with guilt and deep personal conflicts, he wanders aimlessly through downtown Quito, trying to recognize the places he once inhabited. He meets Amelia, a techno-cumbia singer and hopes to rebuild his life, but the ghosts of the past are more alive than ever.
An ex-boxer desperate to connect with his only son gives him a gift on his 21st birthday that will change their lives forever.
Based on the manga by Satosumi Takaguchi.