In 1967, Nino Benvenuti wins the boxing world championship, becoming a myth among young Italian men from the working class. They start seeing sport as a chance to break free from a life of poverty, hunger and heavy industrial jobs. The first episode of a series Mangini made about the struggles of young men looking for a better future.
Cecilia Mangini
Director
The Class of ‘9271%
Lionel Messi: Destiny78%
McQueen74%
Tricked: The Documentary61%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
Directed by John Ford70%
28 Up75%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
Nail Bomber: Manhunt65%
35 Up76%
Voyeur59%
The Crash69%
Being James Bond77%
Above Majestic73%
180° South72%
Public Speaking70%
A Plastic Ocean75%
Maternal Instinct72%
Night Will Fall76%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
