2011
Not Rated
Home Box Office (HBO)
1 h 58 m

2011
Not Rated
Home Box Office (HBO)
1 h 58 m

Summary Klitschko tells the story of the boxing world's most famous brothers: Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko. From the socialist drill of their childhood in the Ukraine, and their first successes as amateurs, to their move to Germany and subsequent rise as international stars on the verge of holding the championship titles of all five boxing fede...

Directed By: Sebastian Dehnhardt

Written By: Sebastian Dehnhardt

2011
Not Rated
Home Box Office (HBO)
1 h 58 m

2011
Not Rated
Home Box Office (HBO)
1 h 58 m

Klitschko

Name: Klitschko
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Sport
Released: 2011-10-21
Duration: 1 min 58 s
Rating: 63
Cast: Lamon Brewster, Chris Byrd, Bernd Bönte, Pearlman Hicks, Don King

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews

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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews

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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews

57% Positive
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Los Angeles Times

Oct 21, 2011

Articulate, thoughtful and funny - hearing Vitali talk about getting used to 100 kinds of cheese in the West is a real pleasure - the Klitschkos are a treat to spend conversational time with. Just don't think of joining them in the ring.

By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW

Slant Magazine

Oct 17, 2011

Smartly, Sebastian Dehnhardt's film eschews hype and goes far beyond mere talk, shows as well as tells, by including fascinatingly instructive slow- mo shots of both men's fights to highlight the differences between the brawny duo, often mistaken for identical twins.

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The New York Times

Oct 20, 2011

For those who care about the winning and losing of championship belts, the film's slow-motion attention to pugilistic style and powerhouse punches is thrillingly instructive.

By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

The A.V. Club

Oct 19, 2011

The film acknowledges that the only great opponents left for the pair to face may be each other, but the question of whether they'd ever fight is rendered moot by the time it's actually addressed at the end.

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Variety

Oct 22, 2011

The indomitable siblings' unusual background, huge size and highly developed intellects, as well as the dramatic ups, downs and rebounds of their interwoven sagas, should result in a fascinating dual biodoc. But the two-hour pic's lack of economy makes for heavy slogging, with no boxing minutiae too small for exhaustive exposition.

By Ronnie Scheib FULL REVIEW

Village Voice

Oct 18, 2011

Fight fans will still find much of interest, including some surreptitious footage of Don King unsuccessfully wooing the young brothers by "playing" Mozart on a player piano.

By Nick Pinkerton FULL REVIEW

Time Out

Oct 18, 2011

Even with incredible fight footage, however, all we have here is a standard if formless ESPN hagiography, complete with a cheesy cop-show score and little sense of who these guys are outside of the ring.

By David Fear FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Broadview TV

Release Date Oct 21, 2011

Duration 1 h 58 m

Rating Not Rated

Genres

Tagline Fighters. Champions. Brothers.

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Awards

Romy Gala, Austria

• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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Lamon Brewster

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Chris Byrd

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Bernd Bönte

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Pearlman Hicks

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Don King

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Nadeshda Uljanowna Klitschko

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Natalia Klitschko

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Vitali Klitschko

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Wladimir Klitschko

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Klaus-Peter Kohl

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Lennox Lewis

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Henry Maske

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Larry Merchant

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Falk Nebiger

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Hayden Panettiere

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Dan Rafael

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Hartmut Scherzer

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Andrej Schistow

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Fritz Sdunek

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Anna Starostenko

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