Knockout_(2020_film)
Knockout (2020 film)
2020 Hong Kong-Chinese film
Knockout (Chinese: 我們永不言棄) is a 2020 Hong Kong–Chinese sports drama film directed, co-produced and co-written by Roy Chow, and starring Han Geng, Vivian Wu, Cai Shuling, Janine Chang and Philip Keung.[1] Set in Shanghai, the film tells the story about a former boxing champion returns to the boxing ring after his release from prison to fulfill a promise to his daughter.
Principal photography for the film began on 11 November 2018, completed on 16 January 2020, and mainly took place in Wuxi, Shanghai and Tokyo. The film was released in China on 20 April 2020 through iQIYI streaming platform, due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[2][3][4][5][6] and received largely positive reviews from critics and audiences.[7][8][9]