Gleason (2016)

Directed by

Clay Tweel

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

R

Rating

8.4 of 10 from 55 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows Steve Gleason, a former NFL player, over five years as he lives with ALS. It shows his daily struggles, his family life, and his efforts to find meaning and purpose.

intimateemotionalrawpersonalheartbreakinginspirationalpoignantcandid

What happens

Gleason is an American documentary film which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. It covers five years in the life of the former New Orleans Saints football defensive back Steve Gleason, who has Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), sometimes known as Lou Gehrig's disease, a rare incurable neurodegenerative condition associated with the former New York Yankees baseball star Lou Gehrig, who died from the disease in 1941. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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