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The Power of One (1992)
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Reviews Counted: 10
Fresh: 6
Rotten:4
Average Rating: 5.8/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Based on the novel by Bryce Courtenay and set against the racial strife of 1930s South Africa, THE POWER OF ONE is a spirited tale of a young boy's fight against oppression starring Stephen Dorff... Based on the novel by Bryce Courtenay and set against the racial strife of 1930s South Africa, THE POWER OF ONE is a spirited tale of a young boy's fight against oppression starring Stephen Dorff as P.K., a lonely English orphan who is forced to endure racial hatred at an exclusive Afrikaaner boarding school. Perpetually the outsider, he is constantly tormented by his British-bashing classmates. With the onset of WWII, P.K. is taken in by Doc (Armin Mueller-Stahl), a liberal German scientist, and becomes his ward while incarcerated in a political prison. In prison, he meets Geel Piet (Morgan Freeman), a strong African boxer who teaches him the power of African myth, dialect, and the fine art of boxing. Armed with motivation and a new way to defend his beliefs, P.K. is able to start over at a more liberal high school, where he grows into a young man tempered by the racism and violence surrounding him. P.K.'s battle for personal and political freedom becomes a quest for racial equality and respect. He goes against convention and, with an African friend, ventures into the segregated townships to teach reading. Ultimately, P.K.'s actions leave his schoolmates irate--forcing him to enter the ring to fight for freedom. Director John G. Avildsen's inspirational and triumphant epic of one boy's battle against hatred and oppression is set to a moving African score composed by Hans Zimmer, featuring the music of the Masibemunye Bulawayo Choir. [More]
Starring: Stephen Dorff, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Morgan Freeman, Guy Witcher
Starring: Stephen Dorff, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Morgan Freeman, Guy Witcher, Simon Fenton, John Gielgud
Director: John G. Avildsen
Director: John G. Avildsen
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Reviews for The Power of One
A startling film about a young South African boy's coming of age under the tutelage of three spiritual elders.
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