Let the bell ring

LET THE BELL RING follows boxing prodigy MALCOLM (23) on his way to the Golden Gloves Championships, the ticket to the world of pro-boxing. When he almost loses his first fight, his dreams are suddenly questioned. Malcolm's coach JESSIE (43), still mourning his own shattered boxing career, fears to fail a second time. They intensify the training drastically, almost heading towards a path of destruction. It becomes clear that talent, passion and even hard work sometimes are not enough to succeed. It’s the family around you - nobody can make it alone. In LET THE BELL RING the classical story of a boxer’s dream becomes a generation’s tale about first and last hopes, set against the backdrop of Los Angeles. It´s about lonely roads that cross each other and creating something out of nothing.

Credits

Producer:

Eva Kemme

Tobias N. Siebert

Ansgar Frerich

Camera:

Max Preiss

Editing:

Anne Jünemann

Film info

Direction:

Christin Freitag

Genre:

documentary

Country of production:

Deutschland

Production Company:

Basis Berlin Filmproduction

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2019

Shooting format:

Digital

Screening format:

1:1,85

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

1:1,85

Sound format:

Dolby 5.1

Language:

English

Version:

OV

Runtime:

90