There has never been anyone like them in the history of boxing. Ukrainians Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko are six-foot-six brothers in arms (big arms) and both heavyweight champions of the world. Their intense and complex interpersonal relationship is at the core of this film by German director Sebastian Dehnhart (“Stalingrad”, “Miracle at Bern”).
Despite living the gypsy existence that comes from a father spending a career in the Soviet military (including cleanup duty at Chernobyl), the family remained a tight unit. As the story unfolds, we see where they’ve been instilled with an intense no-back-down mentality that led them to early success in kickboxing then to traditional boxing.
The film includes the brothers’ move to Germany in 1995 where they both turn pro after Wladimir, (the younger brother by five years), won Olympic gold in Atlanta in 1996.
On their way to earning the heavyweight titles, the story shows the brothers’ up and down journey including injury and losses with comments from opponents, promoters, companions, trainers and the very first interviews with their parents (the brothers say they will never face each other in the ring due to a vow they made to their mother).
The film also reveals how these two PhD holders spend their time outside boxing – Vitali, a husband and father of three, with his political ambitions (ran twice for mayor of Kiev) and Wladimir as an ambassador for UNESCO raising funds for underprivileged children.
Premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival in April, “Klitschko” will be released in North America by year’s end. 
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