The Fighting Spirit (2009)
Meet three young boxers — two men and one woman — from Bukom, Ghana, a unique town with a unique boxing culture. The Fighting Spirit follows their extraordinary journeys to triumph and defeat, in and out of the glittering prizefighting rings of Europe and America, and intimately portrays what home, culture, love, and loyalty mean to modern Africans.
Primary Title
- The Fighting Spirit
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 21 August 2010
Release Year
- 2009
Start Time
- 14 : 10
Finish Time
- 15 : 00
Duration
- 50:00
Channel
- BBC World News
Broadcaster
- British Broadcasting Corporation
Programme Description
- Meet three young boxers — two men and one woman — from Bukom, Ghana, a unique town with a unique boxing culture. The Fighting Spirit follows their extraordinary journeys to triumph and defeat, in and out of the glittering prizefighting rings of Europe and America, and intimately portrays what home, culture, love, and loyalty mean to modern Africans.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Boxing--Ghana
- Documentary films--Great Britain
- Documentary films--United States
Genres
- Documentary
- Sports
Contributors
- George Amponsah (Director)
- Jacqui Timberlake (Producer)
- Mike Tait (Producer)
- Guardian Films (Production Unit)
- ITVS (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Boxing--Ghana
- Documentary films--Great Britain
- Documentary films--United States