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Tag Archives: Athelte
Sandstorm (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A sandy league of their own
South Korean documentary film “Sandstorm” reminds me that there are still many things I don’t know much about. Looking around several female athletes quite passionate about their respective professional athletic careers, the documentary attempts to illuminate its rather obscure main … Continue reading
Shooting Stars (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The Best Years of Their Lives
“Shooting Stars”, which is currently available on Netflix in South Korea, is a standard biographical sports drama film which plays and then delivers as much as expected. While any good sports drama film needs to do more than that in … Continue reading
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Tagged Athelte, Basketball, Coming-of-age drama, Freindship, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Citizen Ashe (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): More than a good tennis player
Documentary film “Citizen Ashe” looks into the life and athletic career of Arthur Ashe (1943-1993), a talented tennis champion who has been known mainly for being the first African American to win the US Open in 1968. Although he was … Continue reading
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Tagged Athelte, Documentary, Racism, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Sports, Tennis
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