Paper Champions

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Rey is a regular guy, working a regular job, living a regular life. After spending 10 years in a job he doesnt like, he realises all of his skills can be summed up in a pamphlet. A surge of inspiration causes Rey to quit, forcing him further outside his comfort zone than he's ever ventured before. Slowly, Rey's life begins to take shape, but not without the help of his old work colleague and best mate Wade: a big man, with an even bigger heart. After a backyard rugby incident involving Wades cousins, Rey is rushed to the local clinic where he meets Holly.There is immediate chemistry between the two but Rey is unable to muster up the courage to ask Holly on a date. Wade and his cousins explain to Rey that he needs to find his Mana. To have Mana implies influence, authority, and efficacythe ability to perform in a given situation.Rey sets out in search of his Mana with some help from his mums new lover Terry. Being an ex-wrestler himself, Terry thinks he has the key to bringing Rey out of his shell. In the ropes of Terry's wrestling ring, Rey begins to find his Mana. After putting an old man in a coma, Rey crosses paths with Holly once again. Using his newfound confidence, Rey asks Holly out on a date. But just as their relationship begins to blossom, his old anxieties get the best of him.In a quirky and loveable story, Rey must rely on a Polynesian family, a Spanish dance teacher, an ex-wrestler, and all of his friends to help him become the Paper Champion.

Details

Format: DVD
Genre: Australian
Rating: PG
Release Date: 04 11 2020
Production Year: 2020
Run Time: 82
Languages: English
Rating Advice: Coarse Language And Sexual References| Mild Themes And Violence
Distributor: Umbrella Entertainment
Directors: Jo-Anne Brechin

Actors: Gary Sweet, John Tui, Don Bridges, Jessica Redmayne, Genevieve Morris, Kaarin Fairfax, Tessa de Josselin, David Fane, Alex Pinder, Luke Saliba, Adam Fiorentino, Anthony Ahern, Cecilia Low, Peter Paltos, Tama Tauali'i