Murderball
United States
2005
85 Min
Color
1.85:1
English
Synopsis
Quad rugby as played by the US team, between 2002 games in Sweden and the 2004 Paralympics in Athens. Young men, most with spinal injuries, play this rough and tumble sport in special chairs, seated gladiators. We get to know several and their families. 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. After Athens, the team meets young men injured in war: the future stars of Team USA. —IMDb
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davefilkins
17Jan11
This brutally honest (as well as just plain brutal) trip into the lives of Paralympic athletes competing in the bloody sport of quad rugby, aka Murderball, is as tender as it is intense and captures the hearts of its viewers. A must-see for anyone who enjoys documentaries, sport-films, and/or the triumph of the human spirit over adversity.
Joel Cobbs
1Sep09
What I love about this is their dedication. These are guys who can never walk again and yet they don't let that stop them. 100% amazing and I highly recommend it for your collection.
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