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Murderball(Movie, 2005)

1h 28min | Genre: Documentary
MurderballRating: 3.5/5 (with 3838 votes)
Murderball is a 2005 American documentary film about athletes who are physically disabled 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. It was nominated for Best Documentary Feature for the 78th Academy Awards. Murderball was the first and only MTV film released through THINKFilm as well as Participant Media. ()
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About Murderball

Quadriplegics, who play full-contact rugby in wheelchairs, overcome unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Made by: Thinkfilm
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 8 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Korean (KO), Latvian (LV), Portuguese (PT)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 07/22/2005
Cast: Mark Zupan, Joe Soares
Composer: Jamie Saft
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Gyilkos labda - A kerekesszék harcosai"
"Murderball - gra o zycie"
Budget: 300,000 USD
Revenue: 1,750,211 USD (= 583%)

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