Quadriplegics, who play full-contact rugby in wheelchairs, overcome unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.
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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. Written by <[email protected]>
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Dream. Believe. Achieve.Parents Guide:
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5 August 2005 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Gyilkos labda - A kerekesszék harcosai See more »Edit
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$1,750,211 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$57,286, 10 July 2005, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$1,523,883, 2 October 2005Company Credits
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Mark Zupan: We had been calling it Murderball, but you can't market Murderball to corporate sponsors.
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Written and Performed by The Whiles
Published by Mrs. Children (BMI)
Courtesy of Anyway Records
By Arrangement with Bank Robber Music
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Reporter: Tell us about Wheelchair Rugby.Mark Zupan: We had been calling it Murderball, but you can't market Murderball to corporate sponsors.
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Song for JerryWritten and Performed by The Whiles
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This was a terrific documentary about the sport of Quad Rugby - Murderball, as it is unofficially known - that is, quadriplegic athletes in tank-like wheelchairs, kicking ass and taking names. The film doesn't show them as saints, just as real people with real stories and almost all fed up with society patronizing them. Ultimately the film packs a real emotional punch and will likely get you wanting to know more about many of the people you meet here and what happens to them after the credits roll. It may even inspire you to watch this sport live if you get a chance to do so or at least follow it. I hope this film gets the release it deserves as I think it has serious breakout potential. Based on its' award at the Sundance Festival in 2005, positive word of mouth could be considerable. 9/10