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Mar 27, 1992 · “The Power of One” makes the same crucial error as “Article 99”; it diminishes evil by embodying it in one man who must be vanquished. By implying that his defeat is the defeat of his system, it avoids the real issues.
Mar 27, 1992 · The Power of One: Directed by John G. Avildsen. With Nomadlozi Kubheka, Agatha Hurle, Nigel Ivy, Tracy Brooks Swope. An English boy, living in Africa during World War II, through his boxing prowess, becomes a symbol of hope, in a time of war.
- (11K)
- Drama, Sport
- John G. Avildsen
- 1992-03-27
Mar 27, 1992 · Robert Mark Kamen. Screenplay. PK, an English orphan terrorized for his family's political beliefs in Africa, turns to his only friend, a kindly world-wise prisoner, Geel Piet. Geel teaches him how to box with the motto “fight with your fists and lead with your heart”.
39% Tomatometer 18 Reviews 87% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings It's the 1930s, and as the people he cares for die or leave his village, young South African P.K. bonds with much older Doc (Armin...
- (18)
- John G. Avildsen
- PG-13
- Stephen Dorff
The Power of One is a 1992 drama film directed and edited by John G. Avildsen, loosely based on Bryce Courtenay's 1989 novel of the same title. The film stars Stephen Dorff, John Gielgud, Morgan Freeman, Armin Mueller-Stahl, and Daniel Craig in his feature film debut.
The Power of One spends so much screen time reveling in the eloquence and bravery of its hero and depicting South Africa's blacks as an anonymous horde of victims that the film, in...
Mar 27, 1992 · Political Film Society, USA. • 1 Win & 2 Nominations. An English boy, living in Africa during World War II, through his boxing prowess, becomes a symbol of hope, in a time of war.
