My Way to Olympia (2013)

Original title

Mein Weg nach Olympia

Directed by

Niko von Glasow

Genre

documentary film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary follows disabled athletes from different countries as they train for the 2012 Paralympics in London. It shows their personal stories and the challenges they overcome in their sports.

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What happens

My Way to Olympia is a 2013 feature documentary produced and directed by Niko von Glasow, which follows disabled athletes preparing to compete at the London 2012 Paralympics. The film focuses on Matt Stutzman, an armless American archer; Norwegian table tennis player Aida Dahlen; the Rwandan sitting volleyball team; one-legged German swimmer Christiane Reppe and the tetraplegic Greek boccia player Greg Polychronidis. The film was produced by Palladio Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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