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Documentaire over een groep mannen die ondanks hun handicap, ze zijn vanaf hun nek verlamd, een aantal grote obstakels overwinnen om op de paralympics in Athene rugby te kunnen spelen. Ze spelen hun sport in Mad Max-achtige rolstoelen. (1More Film)
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A convincing demonstration that it is possible to live a full life with a serious physical disability, even at a professional sports level. In this case it is a kind of wheelchair rugby, a contact sport in which there is no shortage of hard tackles and falls. The documentary does not try to wring emotions out of the viewer, to make them feel sorry for its physically disabled characters by saying, "Gee, poor bastards!" On the contrary, it tries to captivate the viewer with the story of two top athletes, each on a different side of the fence (namely, the rival teams of the USA and Canada), and its concept tries to create the impression that the wheelchair under is not the slightest handicap. In the end, a sober, factual, emotionally affair that avoids being manipulative. And with great music as a cherry on top.
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