Christien Anholt

The Power of One -- An orphan terrorized for his family's political beliefs, young PK turns to his only friend: a kindly, world-wise prisoner who teaches him how to box.

"The Power of One" is an intriguing story of a young English boy named P.K. and his passion for changing the world. Growing up he suffered as the only English boy in an Afrikaans school. Soon orphaned, he was placed in the care of a German national named Professor von Vollensteen (a.k.a. "Doc"), a friend of his grandfather. Doc develops P.K.'s piano talent and P.K. becomes "assistant gardener" in Doc's cactus garden. It is not long after WWII begins that Doc is placed in prison for failure to register with the English government as a foreigner. P.K. makes frequent visits and meets Geel Piet, an inmate, who teaches him to box. Geel Piet spreads the myth of the Rainmaker, the one who brings peace to all of the tribes. P.K. is cast in the light of this myth. After the war P.K. attends an English private school where he continues to box. He meets a young girl, Maria, with whom he falls in love. Her father, Professor Daniel Marais, is a leader of the Nationalist Party of South Africa. The two fight to teach the natives English as P.K.'s popularity grows via the myth. Maria is killed. P.K. loses focus until he sees the success of his language school among the tribes. He and Guideon Duma continue the work in hopes of building a better future for Africa.

From the Academy Award-winning* director of Rocky and The Karate Kid comes a story as explosive as today's headlines. Morgan Freeman (Deep Impact), John Gielgud (Arthur) and Stephen Dorff (Blade) star in The Power of One, a compelling, hard-hitting movie from hit-maker John G. Avildsen. An orphan terrorized for his family's political beliefs, young PK turns to his only friend: a kindly, world-wise prisoner (Freeman) who teaches him how to box. 'Little beat big when little smart,' the prisoner tells PK. 'First with the head, then with the heart.' Living by those words, PK (Dorff) fights with his fists and leads with his heart as he grows to manhood. He takes on the system and the injustices he sees around him - and finds that one person really can make a difference. *1976 Best Director for Rocky.

From the Academy Award-winning* director of Rocky and The Karate Kid comes a story as explosive as today's headlines. Morgan Freeman (Deep Impact), John Gielgud (Arthur) and Stephen Dorff (Blade) star in The Power of One, a compelling, hard-hitting movie from hit-maker John G. Avildsen. An orphan terrorized for his family's political beliefs, young PK turns to his only friend: a kindly, world-wise prisoner (Freeman) who teaches him how to box. 'Little beat big when little smart,' the prisoner tells PK. 'First with the head, then with the heart.' Living by those words, PK (Dorff) fights with his fists and leads with his heart as he grows to manhood. He takes on the system and the injustices he sees around him - and finds that one person really can make a difference. *1976 Best Director for Rocky.