Junior (2012)
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 54 minuten
Country:
Belgium
Directed by: Sien Versteyhe
IMDb score:
6,8 (13)
Releasedate: 27 April 2012
Reviews & comments
wendyvortex
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- 5196 messages
- 7279 votes
If this had been the plot for Rocky 6...we would have found it completely unbelievable...but hey, reality is often a bit more bizarre than 20 scriptwriters can come up with.
It all starts with Junior Bouwens, a young successful lightweight boxer who comes from a family with 7 children, 4 of whom have autism. It starts sadly, but beautifully, because he goes for a better life for this family. Of course, the money-smelling sharks also appear on the scene.
And then that horrible twist! It's a tough world anyway, that boxing world (personally I wouldn't be against a ban at all, but admittedly it remains a fascinating sport).
A powerful documentary.
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Fisico
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- 10039 messages
- 5398 votes
Actually a rather poignant portrait of the boxer JP Junior Bauwens where I was already quite indignant at the time how the media and the vultures hovered around this vulnerable family. At the time it was really a hype in Flanders, partly because Junior performed and unfortunately his private situation was smeared.
The documentary is purely observational. There are no interviews and no voice-over. The love for his family is very strong. Happy to hear that he currently runs a successful low-threshold boxing club in Ghent with his girlfriend.
An interesting documentary, but also one with a sour aftertaste.
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