Over The Limit
2017, 73, Digital, NR
Poland, Germany
Language: Russian
Director: Marta Prus
Distributor: Film Movement
A New York Times Critic’s Pick!
Over the Limit shows how the successful Russian system for training athletes transgresses boundaries. Elite rhythmic gymnast Rita Mamun has reached a crucial moment in her career. She’s soon to retire, but has one final goal set out for her: winning Olympic gold. A nail-biting behind-the-scenes drama about the intense physical and mental labor put into a sport that thrives on its beautiful aesthetics.
Reviews:
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“With her first feature-length documentary Over the Limit, Polish writer-director Marta Prus does for rhythmic gymnastics what Damien Chazelle did for drumming in Whiplash.”
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“[A] darkly dazzling achievement. The tight, tense result surely ranks among the great modern sports docs.”
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“…thoroughly engaging, an intense and emotional look at one athlete’s relationship to her sport.”
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“harrowing and thoroughly captivating”
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“Rather than shape an angry exposé, Prus, herself a former gymnast, recognizes and embraces the Cinderella-like appeal of Mamun’s punishing journey. [New York Times Critic’s Pick]”