What Makes a Man

What Makes a Man

90 mins | Documentary | Sept. 17, 2009

The story of Aivars Ritenieks, a father and a coach, brings together a passion for sports and a passion for family. He is determined to raise his sons to be Olympic athletes. Boxing is their life. They must fight many fights with the corruption in sports, bureaucracy, envy and ill wishes, the demons of their past and themselves. He’s a fighter who stands up against all odds and refuses to give up his principles... What is the price of victory?

What Makes a Man

90 mins | Documentary | Sept. 17, 2009

What Makes a Man
The story of Aivars Ritenieks, a father and a coach, brings together a passion for sports and a passion for family. He is determined to raise his sons to be Olympic athletes. Boxing is their life. They must fight many fights with the corruption in sports, bureaucracy, envy and ill wishes, the demons of their past and themselves. He’s a fighter who stands up against all odds and refuses to give up his principles... What is the price of victory?
Producers Rīgas Kinostudija
Original title Padoties aizliegts
Directors Dzintars Dreibergs
Writers Elvita Ruka

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