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

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.

controversialtensemotivationalintenseobservationalcriticalupbeatdriven

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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