The Champion
1979, Russian. Directed by Sergey Shutov.
Fifth-grader Murat Batyrbaev grew up like a mama's boy, was often sick, was weak and indecisive. At school he got straight C grades and avoided physical education classes. One day, while skipping another lesson, he met a new student in the class, whose father was appointed a physical education teacher at their school. The friendship between Murat and Zhenard helps the boy to believe in himself, overcome his fears, enroll in the boxing section and win school competitions...
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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- Released
- 1 January 1979
- Original title
- Чемпион
- Written by
- Valentina Malinovskaya
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The Champion isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1979. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Champion?
The Champion (1979) was directed by Sergey Shutov and stars Darkhan Rsayev, Gaukhar Sadvakasova, Doskhan Zholzhaksynov.