Lionel

In 1968 a young aboriginal boxer with a charming smile punched his way to history when he stopped Fighting Harada in Japan over fifteen rounds. His name was Lionel Rose and he became the undisputed world bantamweight champion. Two hundred and fifty thousand people hit the streets of Melbourne to welcome him back and he went on to become a symbolic figure in the interracial politics of the times. The film explores how Lionel became a mythic sporting figure and his struggle with the dimensions of that myth in his every day life.
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Awards:

Melbourne Intl. Film Festival 2008

Country:

Australia

Running Time:

1 hr 23 min

Release Date:

2008

Director(s):

Eddie Martin

Director(s):

Lizzette Atkins

Screening(s):

Monday, October 19, 2009 - 6:25pm