Challenger

Luka is an amateur boxer who dreams of achieving greatness in the sport. While he initially settles for minor, low-quality matches, an unexpected turn of events propels him toward the top of the boxing world and opens the door to a professional career.

This French comedy was directed by Varante Soudjian, following his 2022 film La traversée. The screenplay was written by Soudjian and Thomas Nlend. The movie stars Alban Ivanov as Luka Sanchez, alongside Audrey Pirault, David Salles, Moussa Maaskri, Jonas Dinal, and Marie Lanchas. Produced by companies including France 2 Cinéma and UGC, the film has a runtime of 95 minutes. On TMDB, it holds a rating of 5.7/10 based on 87 votes.