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Jun 4, 2019 · I Am Durán: Directed by Mat Hodgson. With Oscar De La Hoya, Robert De Niro, Robin Duran, Roberto Durán. A one man wrecking-ball who took on the world, transcended his sport and helped inspire a nation to rise up against its CIA funded dictator to achieve independence.
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- Documentary, Biography, Sport
- Mat Hodgson
- 2019-06-04
Roberto Durán is a boxing behemoth, a titanic figure straddling five epic decades as a fighter ranked as one of the most entertaining, controversial and finest of all time. 242 IMDb 7.2 1 h 24 min 2019. X-Ray PG-13. Documentary · Sports · Cerebral · Emotional. Available to rent or buy.
- 84 min
- Manos de Piedra
- The People’s Leader
- An Adoring Profile That Keeps Its Guard Up
- I Am Durán: Conclusion
He knocked out so many opponents over a career spanning more than a hundred victories, earning the nickname ‘hands of stone’. If that sounds familiar to anyone otherwise unacquainted with the former world champion, it’s because he received the biopic treatment just a few years ago with Édgar Ramírez playing his cinematic counterpart, the movie titl...
His progeny Robin Durán offers a personal perspective by talking about his father’s rough coming-of-age but, whilst the focus is of course on his old man, it would have been interesting to hear of Robin’s own experience growing up under this larger-than-life figure. Hodgson’s film explores his subject by situating the meaning of his life within the...
There’s a rich amount of material covered here, entailing his young days as a shoe shiner to the infamous No Más Fight. It’s good for those who don’t know their Panamanian history and also good for those who know little about late 20th century boxing, as we learn about the sport at a time when it was feared to die out following the exit of Muhammad...
I Am Durán isn’t structured in the most cinematically exciting way but it’s a story that’s excitingly cinematic. Quite a routinely crafted film with a familiar television doc aesthetic, it shines brightest with skillfully assembled clips of in-ring battles happening alongside rising political tensions, juxtaposed with images of the affected Panaman...
- Musanna Ahmed
I Am Durán: The remarkable story of four-time World Champion Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán. A one man wrecking-ball who took on the world, transcended his sport and helped inspire a nation to rise up against its CIA funded dictator to achieve independence.
- Robert De Niro
The story of four-time World Champion Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán. A one man wrecking-ball who took on the world, transcended his sport and helped inspire a nation to rise up against its CIA funded dictator to achieve independence.
Roberto Durán is a boxing behemoth, a titanic figure with a career straddling five epic decades who is regarded as one of the most entertaining and skilled fighters of all time. I Am Durán tells his story, inextricably interwoven with the story of the nation of Panama.
