A documentary that smartly sets itself up as a sports film (i.e., 1. underdog or outsider is a fighter and muscles their way to the top, only to be knocked down nearly fatally before winning the day. 2. Top dog off of his or her game and out of date falls to young upstart, decides to quit, changes mind and is knocked down nearly fatally before winning the day. Or course, these are also love story themes, which makes them archetypal). But, of course, all the athletes are quadraplegics, in metal armor on wheels.
But, the sports film idea here is a fake out. It's a personality movie, about overcoming your own demons, notably demons that take away much of the use of your body. Fascinating characters, interesting subject, well made documentary.
Where we saw it: Movie Theater | We deign to rate it: 84 outta 100