Raise the Bar (2021)
- Directed by
- Gudjon Ragnarsson
- Genre
- documentary film, sport film
- Country
- Iceland, Finland
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Rated
- S
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary follows an Icelandic girls basketball team and their coach Brynjar Karl Sigurðsson. It shows his coaching methods and the controversy they sparked.
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What happens
Raise the Bar (Icelandic: Hækkum rána) is an Icelandic documentary about the controversial journey of a girls basketball team under the direction of coach Brynjar Karl Sigurðsson. The film was released at the Sjónvarp Síminn Premium streaming service on 10 February 2021 and immediately raised a controversy in Iceland due to Brynjar's coaching methods. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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