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The Fencing Champion

2014 · 27 min

A quiet, closely observed portrait of a driven child athlete, letting you feel his nerves and small victories.

Directed by
Simon Lereng Wilmont
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Ruben (10) is one of the best fencers in the club. He has won nearly every title in Denmark, so this season he has to face some of the toughest and most talented fencers in Europe. A lot is a stake for Ruben and he has to find the strength within himself to overcome his anxiety and control his temper if he is to win the big european championship. Ruben's best friend Marie is fencing too, and alongside the drama that is played out on the fencing piste, an even greater story is unfolding about a friendship between a boy and a girl in their early teens - a time when many things change.

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Directed by
Simon Lereng Wilmont
Genres
Documentary
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • coming-of-age
    • friendship
    • ambition
    • identity
    Places
    • school
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism10
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Simon Lereng Wilmont
    Written by
    Simon Lereng Wilmont
    Cinematography
    Adam Wallensten, Talib Rasmussen
    Runtime
    27 min
    Country
    Denmark, Norway, Sweden
    Languages
    Danish

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