FRIDAY JUNE 22nd at 8:30 PM
CINÉMATHÈQUE QUÉBÉCOISE

Chock Dee

Director: Xavier Durringer
Length: 105"
Year: 2005
France
Language : French

From small time hustling to little hold-ups, Ryan ends up in jail. There, he meets Jean, a former boxing champion. Through him, he discovers one of the most violent sports there is, Thai boxing, with all the moral values attached to it. Upon exiting prison, he goes to Thailand where he discovers a training camp Jean had told him was inaccessible to foreigners. His struggles first get him accepted in the camp and then prove that with great work and sheer will, one can become a true boxing champion and a man…