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Murderball

By The Editor
June 23, 2005 - 18:25

Featuring fierce rivalry, stopwatch suspense, and larger-than- life personalities, MURDERBALL, Winner of the Documentary Audience Award and a Special Jury Prize for Editing at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, is a film about tough, highly competitive rugby players. Quadriplegic rugby players. Whether by car wreck, fist fight, gun shot, or rogue bacteria, these men were forced to live life sitting down. In their own version of the full-contact sport, they smash the hell out of each other in custom-made gladiator-like wheelchairs. And no, they don't wear helmets.

From the gyms of middle America to the Olympic arena in Athens, Greece, MURDERBALL tells the story of a group of world-class athletes unlike any ever shown on screen. In addition to smashing chairs, it will smash every stereotype you ever had about "gimps" and "cripples." It is a film about family, revenge, honor, sex (yes, they can) and the triumph of love over loss. But most of all, it is a film about standing up, even after your spirit - and your spine - has been crushed.

Please view the trailer of this ground-breaking documentary here:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/murderball/

Muderball will be in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on July 8th, and will be spreading across the country shortly thereafter.

There will be screenings of Murderball across the country. Please contact me if you’d like to go to a screening in your area.

Attached you will find the poster and images from the film. Please enjoy and share these assets with your users. Additionally, keep your eyes peeled for the clips that will be popping up online in the near future. I will let you know when and where you can find them soon.

The documentary’s star, amazing murderball athlete Mark Zupan, will be available for interviews. Please contact me if you are interested in interviewing him.

Please check out the newly-launched full site at: http://murderballmovie.com

Last Updated: August 31, 2023 - 08:12