Pound for Pound (2017)
Biography about boxer Joergen 'Gamle' Hansen.
Top billed cast
Mikkel Boe FølsgaardJørgen Hansen
Arnold OcengAyub Kalule
Lene Maria ChristensenHanne Hansen
Kristian FjordBjarne
Benjamin KitterBørge
Søren MallingMogens Palle
Mikkel Drewes KnudsenSøren- Livia Maria BeguHelle
Ari AlexanderPreben
Morten HebsgaardHenning
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