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The Power of One is a 1992 drama film directed and edited by John G. Avildsen, loosely based on Bryce Courtenay's 1989 novel of the same title. The film stars Stephen Dorff, John Gielgud, Morgan Freeman, Armin Mueller-Stahl, and Daniel Craig in his feature film debut.
The Power of One is a novel by South African born, Australian author Bryce Courtenay, first published in 1989. Set in South Africa during the 1930s and 1940s, it tells the story of an English boy, who through the course of the story, acquires the name of Peekay.
Jan 1, 2001 · The Power of One #1. Bryce Courtenay. 4.35. 89,837 ratings5,972 reviews. In 1939, as Hitler casts his enormous, cruel shadow across the world, the seeds of apartheid take root in South Africa. There, a boy called Peekay is born.
Mar 27, 1992 · Based on a novel by Bryce Courtenay, the film follows the life of PK, an English orphan who becomes a boxer and a symbol of hope in apartheid-era South Africa. Starring Stephen Dorff, Morgan Freeman, Armin Mueller-Stahl and Daniel Craig, the film received mixed reviews and awards.
The novel follows Peekay, a white South African boy, from age five to seventeen, as he faces racism, abuse, and injustice. He develops a passion for boxing and a sense of "the power of one" to fight for his dreams and his friends.
Learn about the novel by Bryce Courtenay that follows the life of Peekay, a young boy growing up in apartheid-era South Africa. Find book summary, character analysis, quotes, and more in this comprehensive study guide.
Sep 29, 1996 · “The Power of One has everything: suspense, the exotic, violence; mysticism, psychology and magic; schoolboy adventures, drama.” –The New York Times “Unabashedly uplifting . . . asserts forcefully what all of us would like to believe: that the individual, armed with the spirit of independence–‘the power of one’–can prevail ...
