9 bullet wounds (one still in the body), three different sports and an unshakable determination to fulfill the dream of an Olympic Gold later, Muralikant Petkar, India's first Paralympian to finish at the top of the podium, got the recognition by his own country 45 years after he achieved what no athlete from his country could.
Seçkin sporcular ve bu alandan isimler, Paralimpik Oyunları'nı ve bu oyunların engellilik, çeşitlilik ve mükemmelliğe dair küresel anlayışı nasıl etkilediğini irdeliyor.
Doo-Sik dolandırıcılıktan dolayı hapistedir. Üvey kardeşi Doo-Young geleceği parlak bir judocudur ama bir rekabet maçı sırasında aldığı bir yaradan dolayı görme yeteneğini kaybeder. Doo-Sik tahliye kurulunun önüne çıkar ve üvey kardeşinin yarasını hapisten çıkmak için kullanır. Soo-Sik, Doo-Young’a 1 sene göz kulak olma şartıyla hapisten çıkar. Doo-Young ailesinin evinde tek başına yaşıyordur. Anne babasının ikisi de ölmüştür. Doo-Young görme yeteneğini kaybettiği için kendisini dünyadan soyutlamıştır. Eski judo koçu Soo-Hyun, Doo-Young ile hala iletişime geçen tek kişidir. 15 seneden sonra Doo-Sik aniden eve gelir ve iki kardeş tekrar birlikte yaşamaya başlar.. birbirlerinden nefret etmelerine rağmen.
Cheah Liek Hou is a prodigious badminton player but discovers that he is afflicted with brachial plexus paralysis. Undeterred by this setback, he joins the ranks of disabled badminton players. When the Paralympic Games announce the inclusion of badminton as a sport, Cheah rises to the occasion and is coached by legendary badminton player Rashid Sidek. He overcomes numerous hurdles to triumph in the Paralympic Games, ultimately winning the coveted gold medal and etching an important historical moment for Malaysia.
Biopic tribute to So Wa Wai, Hong Kong's first Paralympic athlete to win gold. Even if you start at a disadvantage, you can still be first across the finish line.
As a result of a terrible car accident, young Ukrainian athlete Oksana Boturchuk suffers several serious injuries, almost losing her eyesight. However, after long rehabilitation and a returning to incredible training, she is able to conquer a gold medal at the Paralympic Games in Beijing.
Quadriplegics, who play full-contact rugby in wheelchairs, overcome unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.
Kemal and Jaya's brotherhood which is full of intrigue. Kemal is a judo athlete who experienced an incident and ended up unable to see. Kemal then continues to prepare to become an athlete and will take part in the Paralympics. Kemal and Jaya's sibling relationship, which was initially not close, has become increasingly warm.
Gain exclusive insight into the lives of elite athletes with disabilities, as six Kiwi contenders work relentlessly to qualify for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
Konusunu gerçek hayattan alan filmde, II.Dünya Savaşı sırasında Nazi Almanya'sından kaçan bir doktorun İngiltere'deki bir hastanenin felçliler bölümünde çalışmaya başlaması ve onlara spor yaptırarak hayata tutunmalarını sağlaması konu alınıyor.
On the cusp of turning 40, wheelchair badminton champion Nina Gorodetsky, has her first and maybe last, chance to participate in the Paralympics. However, she is negotiating a ticking biological clock both as a mother and as an athlete. What would she be willing to sacrifice to realize her Olympic dream?
WATERSHED chronicles the story of Mallory Weggemann, who was paralyzed at the age of 18 and found refuge in the pool as a swimmer. Having won five Paralympic medals, Weggemann is now not only looking to reclaim her spot on the podium, but she’s trying to become a mother as well. In WATERSHED, which was self-documented by Weggemann and her husband Jay Snyder, Weggemann trains for the Tokyo Paralympics during COVID-19 and battles an additional injury to her arm, putting her career in question. Against the backdrop of these crossroads, the couple bravely share their struggles with infertility, the importance of IVF, and their journey to start a family. In this deeply personal and inspiring film, Weggemann reminds us that trauma and tragedy not only change how we are perceived by society, but how we perceive ourselves. And that if we’re brave enough, we too can write our own ending.
A professional skier gets into a life-changing car accident the day he discovers he has qualified for the Olympics. After losing a leg in the wreck, the athlete sinks into a deep depression- until one day he is offered a chance to try his luck with the country's Paralympic team.
The film director Niko von Glasow undertakes a journey to athletes, who compete at the Paralympic Games in London 2012. He himself is a short-armed avowed hater of sport who cannot understand how anyone could take on such an odeal voluntarily. Even more since everyday life for people with a disability is most often challenging enough. He meets U.S.archer Matt Stutzman, Norwegian table tennis player Aida Dahlen, German swimmer Christiane Reppe, Greek boccia player Greg Polychronidis and a Sitting Volleyball team. Niko neither spares the athletes nor himself asking questions about life, sport and fears. With an ever growing appreciation for sport Niko attends the Paralympic Games and travels back to the ancient city of Olympia, where everything began and where boccia playing is prohibited.
As an athlete with an impairment drives his 7-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son to run one of their first triathlon races, he recalls the most difficult challenge he ever faced: an Ironman; one of the most strenuous physical and mental races involving 3.8 km of swimming, 180 km of biking and a run of 42 km, in a single day. The movie explores how children perceive this crazy idea.
Moroccan paralympic gold medalist Azzedine Nouiri is no longer looking for the longest throw, but to overthrow the system that keeps athletes with different abilities marginalized as destitute second-class citizens.