2018 Winners & Shortlists

Brief Explanation

UK boxing legend Amir Khan, considered by many at the time to be at the end of his career after a massive defeat, is invited to the old Mughal city of Lahore in Pakistan. The city is his to train in. The film begins with Khan starting his run at Delhi Gate, which is the entrance to the old, cramped city. Through the city he runs, using local tools and techniques to help him train. The fusion of his training and the ancient mughal city result in the unconventional training few boxers have ever tried before. He climbs the scaffolding of the 17th century Wazir Khan mosque, jumps over rickshaws, shadow boxes with laundry lines, engages in parkour on the cramped rooftops, wrestles with local "pehelwaans" (wrestlers), and jogs through the narrow lanes to emerge with a crowd at the historic Tower of Pakistan.