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Back on Board: Greg Louganis
Cheryl Furjanic, 2014Dokumentaren følger den firedobbelte olympiske mester Greg Louganis. gennem tre år, hvor han kæmper med økonomisk usikkerhed og genforeningen med dén sport, han engang dominerede. Filmen viser,…
Dokumentaren følger den firedobbelte olympiske mester Greg Louganis. gennem tre år, hvor han kæmper med økonomisk usikkerhed og genforeningen med dén sport, han engang dominerede. Filmen viser, hvordan Louganis arbejder sig fra en vanskelig barndom til et liv med anerkendelse som den dygtigste udspringer nogensinde.
ENGLISH
A documentary film about the four-time Olympic champion Greg Louganis. The film ’Back on Board’ follows Greg Louganis over three years, as he struggles with financial security and reunites with the sport he once dominated but were not welcomed in. The film reveals the complicated life of an athlete whose grace, beauty, and courage sparked a worldwide fascination with diving. It chronicles Louganis rise from a difficult upbringing to nearly universal acclaim as the greatest diver ever, and from pioneering openly gay athlete with HIV to an overlooked sports icon.
Instruktør: Cheryl Furjanic
USA, 2014
DCP, 90 min.
Engelsk dialog
Tilladt for børn over 15 år
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ENGLISH
A documentary film about the four-time Olympic champion Greg Louganis. The film ’Back on Board’ follows Greg Louganis over three years, as he struggles with financial security and reunites with the sport he once dominated but were not welcomed in. The film reveals the complicated life of an athlete whose grace, beauty, and courage sparked a worldwide fascination with diving. It chronicles Louganis rise from a difficult upbringing to nearly universal acclaim as the greatest diver ever, and from pioneering openly gay athlete with HIV to an overlooked sports icon.
USA, 2014
DCP, 90 min.
Engelsk dialog
Tilladt for børn over 15 år