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The Power of One is a drama film based on Bryce Courtenay's novel, set in South Africa during World War II and apartheid. It follows the life of PK, a boy who befriends a German pianist, a Coloured boxing coach and an Afrikaner girl, and becomes a resistance fighter.
A white boy in South Africa during World War II becomes a boxing champion and a symbol of hope for his people. IMDb provides cast and crew, user and critic reviews, trivia, awards, and more for this film based on a novel by Bryce Courtenay.
It's the 1930s, and as the people he cares for die or leave his village, young South African P.K. bonds with much older Doc (Armin Mueller-Stahl). A foreigner, Doc is detained when World War II ...
PK, an English orphan terrorized for his family's political beliefs in Africa, turns to his only friend, a kindly world-wise prisoner, Geel Piet. Geel teaches him how to box with the motto “fight with your fists and lead with your heart”.
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A movie about an English orphan in Africa who becomes a boxer and a symbol of hope during World War II. He learns from a prisoner, befriends a girl, and fights for the rights of the natives and the Rainmaker myth.
Mar 27, 1992 · A young South African boy learns boxing from a prisoner and faces racial discrimination in this film based on a novel by Bryce Courtenay. Watch the trailer, read reviews, and buy or rent The Power of One on Movies Anywhere.
