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23 Blast (2013)

23 Blast poster
Directed by
Dylan Baker
Genre
drama film, American football film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 96 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Kentucky teenager loses his sight after an illness. He decides to keep playing football despite his disability, with support from his family and friends.

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What happens

23 Blast is a 2013 American sports drama film directed by Dylan Baker. The film was written by Bram and Toni Hoover, inspired by the story of Travis Freeman, a Kentucky teen who loses his sight, but eventually overcomes the challenges of his disability, and continues to live his dream of playing football. Travis is portrayed by Mark Hapka in the film. The film was produced by Touchdown Productions, LLC and Toy Gun Films. Stephen Lang, Alexa PenaVega, Max Adler and Becky Ann Baker also starred in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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