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The Best of Men (2012)

The Best of Men poster
Directed by
Tim Whitby
Genre
docudrama
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
14
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 29 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film follows a German doctor in a British hospital during the 1940s. He starts a sports program for patients with spinal injuries.

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What happens

The Best of Men is a 2012 period drama television film, which dramatizes the pioneering work of Dr Ludwig Guttmann with paraplegic patients at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, which led to the foundation of the Paralympic Games. It stars Eddie Marsan and Rob Brydon, and aired on BBC Two. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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