Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 07/08/05 Home Video 11/29/05 MPAA Rating Rated R - for language and sexual content Running Time 1 hour 26 minutes Genre Documentary Director Dana Adam Shapiro, Henry Alex Rubin Cast-Players Mark Zupan, Joe Soares, Kevin Cavill, Andy Cohn, Scott Hogsett, Bob Lujano, Studio ThinkFilm |
MURDERBALL
SYNOPSIS
Featuring fierce rivalry, stopwatch suspense, and
larger-than-life personalities, MURDERBALL,
Winner of the Documentary Audience Award and
a Special Jury Prize for Editing at the 2005
Sundance Film Festival, is a film about tough,
highly competitive rugby players. Quadriplegic
rugby players. Whether by car wreck, fist fight,
gun shot, or rogue bacteria, these men were
forced to live life sitting down. In their own
version of the full-contact sport, they smash the
hell out of each other in custom-made
gladiator-like wheelchairs. And no, they don't
wear helmets.
From the gyms of middle America to the Olympic
arena in Athens, Greece, MURDERBALL tells the
story of a group of world-class athletes unlike
any ever shown on screen. In addition to
smashing chairs, it will smash every stereotype
you ever had about the disabled. It is a film about
family, revenge, honor, sex (yes, they can) and
the triumph of love over loss. But most of all, it is
a film about standing up, even after your spirit -
and your spine - has been crushed.
©ThinkFilm. All rights reserved
Featuring fierce rivalry, stopwatch suspense, and
larger-than-life personalities, MURDERBALL,
Winner of the Documentary Audience Award and
a Special Jury Prize for Editing at the 2005
Sundance Film Festival, is a film about tough,
highly competitive rugby players. Quadriplegic
rugby players. Whether by car wreck, fist fight,
gun shot, or rogue bacteria, these men were
forced to live life sitting down. In their own
version of the full-contact sport, they smash the
hell out of each other in custom-made
gladiator-like wheelchairs. And no, they don't
wear helmets.
From the gyms of middle America to the Olympic
arena in Athens, Greece, MURDERBALL tells the
story of a group of world-class athletes unlike
any ever shown on screen. In addition to
smashing chairs, it will smash every stereotype
you ever had about the disabled. It is a film about
family, revenge, honor, sex (yes, they can) and
the triumph of love over loss. But most of all, it is
a film about standing up, even after your spirit -
and your spine - has been crushed.
©ThinkFilm. All rights reserved
BRENDA
Murderball is a sports documentary but more about the players than the game. The game looks like
a scene out of Mad Max with the custom-made wheelchairs. Directors Dana Adam and Henry Alex
Rubin tell the stories of the players and their personal tragedies. We see how they overcome
adversity to play in the Paralymic Games in Athens, Greece. With this group of players, the words
handicap, disabled, or cripple never come to mind. Murderball was awarded the American
Documentary Audience Award for editing at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Put this film on your list
of "must see" movies!
Murderball is a sports documentary but more about the players than the game. The game looks like
a scene out of Mad Max with the custom-made wheelchairs. Directors Dana Adam and Henry Alex
Rubin tell the stories of the players and their personal tragedies. We see how they overcome
adversity to play in the Paralymic Games in Athens, Greece. With this group of players, the words
handicap, disabled, or cripple never come to mind. Murderball was awarded the American
Documentary Audience Award for editing at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Put this film on your list
of "must see" movies!
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