ho ▁Ku os man en . ▁It ▁was ▁screen ed ▁in ▁the ▁Un ▁C ertain ▁Reg ard ▁section ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival ▁where ▁it ▁won ▁the ▁Prize ▁Un ▁C ertain ▁Reg ard . ▁It ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁entry ▁for ▁the ▁Best ▁Foreign ▁Language ▁Film ▁at ▁the ▁ 8 9 th ▁Academy ▁Awards ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁nominated . ▁ ▁Plot ▁It ' s ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 6 2 : ▁Ol li ▁M ä ki ▁( J ark ko ▁La ht i ) ▁is ▁a ▁Finn ish ▁amateur - turn ed - prof essional ▁box er ▁from ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁K ok k ola ▁who , ▁while ▁att ending ▁a ▁wed ding , ▁becomes ▁sm itten ▁with ▁his ▁friend ▁Ra ija ▁( O ona ▁A iro la ). ▁They ▁travel ▁to ▁Hels ink i ▁where ▁his ▁manager ▁Elis ▁Ask ▁( E ero ▁M ilon off ) ▁is ▁prepar ing ▁Ol li ' s ▁big ▁break : ▁a ▁World ▁Box ing ▁Association ▁fe ather weight ▁championship ▁title ▁fight ▁against ▁ren owned ▁American ▁box er ▁Dave y ▁Moore ▁( John ▁Bos co ▁Jr .) ▁in ▁the ▁Hels ink i ▁Olympic ▁Stadium . ▁The ▁match ▁would ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁biggest ▁events ▁in ▁Finn ish ▁sport ing ▁history , ▁even ▁though ▁most ▁people ▁– ▁including ▁Ol li ▁– ▁are ▁ske pt ical : ▁Moore ' s ▁record ▁vast ly ▁out classes ▁Ol li ' s . ▁ ▁The ▁prepar ations ▁are ▁not ▁without ▁problems :