Batkid (2015)

Original title

Batkid Begins

Directed by

Dana Nachman

Genre

documentary film, biographical film, family film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 37 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary shows how thousands of people came together for a boy named Miles, a cancer survivor who wanted to be Batkid. The city of San Francisco transformed into Gotham City so he could experience a day as a superhero.

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What happens

Batkid Begins is a 2015 American documentary film co-produced (with Liza Meak), co-written (with Kurt Kuenne) and directed by Dana Nachman. The documentary follows Miles Scott, an American child and cancer survivor. His wish was to be "Batkid", a sidekick of the eponymous comic book superhero Batman. Once the request went out, thousands of volunteers, city officials, businesses and supporters rallied to turn San Francisco, California into "Gotham City" – the fictional home city of Batman, on November 15, 2013, for one of the largest and most elaborate Make-A-Wish projects ever staged. The film was released on June 26, 2015, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It featured footage shot live by John Crane Films on Batkid Day. John Crane also served as executive producer for the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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