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Murderball is a 2005 American documentary film about athletes who are physically disabled [3] 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.
Aug 5, 2005 · Murderball: Directed by Henry Alex Rubin, Dana Adam Shapiro. With Joe Soares, Robert Soares, Patti Soares, Mark Zupan. Quadriplegics, who play full-contact rugby in wheelchairs, overcome unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.
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- Documentary, Sport
- Henry Alex Rubin, Dana Adam Shapiro
- 2005-08-05
Jul 7, 2005 · The film is a peek into the everyday lives of these young men, most of whom have spinal injuries, as they candidly discuss their story, the love of the game, competitiveness, sex lives and feelings. Quad Rugby is a rough sport, and the players are more like seated gladiators. Murderball is more than just a documentary about a single sport. It ...
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- 86 min
This leads to an ironic paradox: The athletes spend their lives overcoming and diminishing their disabilities, and then hope for higher handicaps. Advertisement. Although the sports scenes are filled with passion and harrowing wheelchair duels, the heart of the movie is off the court.
They talk frankly about their injuries, feelings in public, sex lives, competitiveness, and love of the game. There's also an angry former team member gone north to coach the Canadian team, tough on everyone, including his viola-playing son. We meet a recently injured man, in rehab, at times close to despair, finding possible joy in quad rugby.
Jul 8, 2005 · Murderball. Watch Murderball with a subscription on Prime Video. An entertaining and gripping documentary that shows being confined to a wheelchair doesn't mean the fun has to end. This ...
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NOPEtober 2022 – Film #14 of 31. I enjoyed Dana Adam Shapiro's film on the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, but of course I realized I hadn't seen his most notable documentary, nominated for an Academy Award, the knockout R-rated sports feature Murderball.
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