Murderball (R)

Quicklook Rating★★★½

synopsis

Like any other great sports story, 'Murderball' features fierce rivalry, stopwatch suspense, dazzling athletic prowess, larger-than-life personalities and triumph over daunting odds. But murderball, the original name for the full-contact sport now known as quad rugby, is played by quadriplegics in armored wheelchairs. 'Murderball' is a story like no other, told by men who see the world from a different angle. Quad rugby players have suffered injuries that have left them with limited function in all four limbs. Whether by car wreck, gunshot, fist fight, rogue bacteria or any of an endless list of possible misadventures, quad rugby's young men have found their lives dramatically altered. Watching them in action -- both on court and off -- smashes every stereotype one has ever had about the handicapped. It also redefines what it is to be a man, what it is to live a full life, and what it is to be a winner.

details

Documentary
1 hr. 26 min.
Opened July 8th, 2005

MovieGoer Review

Without a trace of political correctness, Murderball tells the gritty and often amusing tale of the highly competitive, but unfortunately obscure sport of wheelchair rugby. But don't offer these hardcore athletes any sympathy: They don't w... MORE

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synopsis

Like any other great sports story, 'Murderball' features fierce rivalry, stopwatch suspense, dazzling athletic prowess, larger-than-life personalities and triumph over daunting odds. But murderball, the original name for the full-contact sport now known as quad rugby, is played by quadriplegics in armored wheelchairs. 'Murderball' is a story like no other, told by men who see the world from a different angle. Quad rugby players have suffered injuries that have left them with limited function in all four limbs. Whether by car wreck, gunshot, fist fight, rogue bacteria or any of an endless list of possible misadventures, quad rugby's young men have found their lives dramatically altered. Watching them in action -- both on court and off -- smashes every stereotype one has ever had about the handicapped. It also redefines what it is to be a man, what it is to live a full life, and what it is to be a winner.

details

Documentary
1 hr. 26 min.
Opened July 8th, 2005

MovieGoer Review

Without a trace of political correctness, Murderball tells the gritty and often amusing tale of the highly competitive, but unfortunately obscure sport of wheelchair rugby. But don't offer these hardcore athletes any sympathy: They don't w... MORE