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Aug 31, 2005 · In a society where the disabled are often invisible or a source of pity or condescension, Murderball, a new film about quadriplegics playing wheelchair rugby, shatters many long-held attitudes and convenient stereotypes.
Jul 8, 2005 · This documentary introduces the U.S. quad rugby team -- a team composed entirely of young paraplegic men. Using special wheelchairs and very little protection, the players play full-contact ...
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- Henry Alex Rubin, Dana Adam Shapiro
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- Documentary
Genre: DOCUMENTARY. Subtitles: none. Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1. As a tale of human courage and personal triumph, Murderball works. As a sports documentary, it falls short of the mark. Fortunately, Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro's crowd-pleasing movie (it won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at ...
- Henry Alex Rubin, Dana Adam Shapiro
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- Mark Zupan, Joe Soares, Keith Cavill
Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro's documentary MURDERBALL delves into quad rugby. The fast and hard sport combines elements of rugby, basketball, roller and demolition derbies, as the players bring pit crews to maintain their tricked-out wheelchairs during matches.
- Dana Adam Shapiro, Henry Alex Rubin
- Cynthia Fuchs
- Andy Cohn, Joe Soares, Mark Zupan
May 1, 2007 · Review of the Academy Award Nominated Documentary, Murderball. Includes comments by disability rights advocate John Kelly and an exclusive interview with the movie's star Mark Zupan. Produced...
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- Dan Jones
Murderball is a 2005 American documentary film about athletes who are physically disabled who play wheelchair rugby. It centers on the rivalry between the Canadian and U.S. teams leading up to the 2004 Paralympic Games. It was directed by Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro, and produced by Jeffrey V. Mandel and Shapiro.
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" Murderball" is an exemplary documentary following the lives of quadriplegics who participate in the sport of wheelchair rugby, a full contact and highly aggressive sport that breaks stereotypes and allows these men, from various backgrounds, to claim a sense of normalcy and a sense of control within their bodies.
