Wrestle
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Wrestle
Language
eng
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Main title
Wrestle
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Originally produced by Oscilloscope Laboratories in 2018
Runtime
95
Summary
*Hoop Dreams* goes to the mat in this intimate, coming-of-age documentary about four members of a high-school wrestling team at Huntsville{u2019}s J.O. Johnson High School, a longstanding entry on Alabama{u2019}s list of failing schools. Coached by teacher Chris Scribner, teammates Jailen, Jamario, Teague, and Jaquan each face challenges far beyond a shot at the State Championship: splintered family lives, drug use, teenage pregnancy, mental health struggles, and run-ins with the law threaten to derail their success on the mat and lock any doors that could otherwise open. WRESTLE is a closely observed, deeply affecting depiction of growing up disadvantaged in America today. Winner of Best Documentary at the **Denver International Film Festival** and at the **Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival**
Technique
live action
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