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Three Minute Round (2008)
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson
Runtime3 min
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Three Minute Round depicts the Klitschko brothers, Vitali and Wladimir, in the moments after defeating their rivals in separate championship boxing matches in Las Vegas and Berlin in 2008. Sam Taylor-Johnson isolated the world-famous Ukrainian boxers, known for their brute strength, speed and athleticism, in their dressing rooms immediately after each fight. She asked them to sit idly while she videoed their still bodies for 3 minutes. The brothers breathe rhythmically and slowly, in an almost meditative state, and we see them away from their public persona as all-conquering fighters. The vulnerability and humanity of the Klitschko brothers is allowed to come through in a way that echoes the depiction of another famous athlete by Taylor-Johnson, David Beckham. Dual screen projection.
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Fans of intimate, fly-on-the-wall documentaries or Sam Taylor-Johnson's meditative visual style will appreciate the vulnerable, human side of the Klitschko brothers revealed in the 2008 film 'Three Minute Round'. Taylor-Johnson's 3-minute fixed camera shots capture the world-famous boxers in a quiet, contemplative moment after their championship fights, allowing their raw humanity to shine through.