Directed by KIM Yong-wan & Starring Don LEE (MA Dong-seok) Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications press release Special Thanks to Leif Helland and Rachel Villegas #Champion @wellgousa
A former arm-wrestling champion raised in the U.S. returns to South Korea for a tournament that could return him to glory, but he finds his life complicated by the appearance of the biological family he never knew in the South Korean sports comedy CHAMPION (???, 2018), debuting on digital October 9 from Well Go USA Entertainment. Don LEE (MA Dong-seok), the star of hits TRAIN TO BUSAN and ALONG WITH THE GODS: THE TWO WORLDS, flexes his muscles as the arm-wrestling champion, with KWON Yul (THE ADMIRAL) and HAN Ye-ri (SERA FOG) offering support under the direction of newcomer KIM Yong-wan. Synopsis In this rousing crowd-pleaser, a former arm-wrestling champion raised in the US returns to South Korea for a tournament that could return him to glory. As he trains for the most intense fight he’s ever faced, he finds his life complicated by the appearance of the biological family he never knew. CHAMPION has a runtime of approximately 108 minutes and is not rated. For more information, please visit wellgousa.com.
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Well Go USA Entertainment is a theatrical and home entertainment distribution label that specializes in bringing top content, including the best in Action, Genre and Independent films from the US and around the world, to North America, Latin America, Asia, and Europe. As a leader in independent film distribution, Well Go’s titles can be seen across a variety of platforms, including theatrical, digital, subscription and cable VOD, packaged media and broadcast television. Well Go USA Entertainment’s corporate headquarters is in Plano, Texas, with offices in Taiwan and China.