My Way to Olympia ( Mein Weg nach Olympia )

My Way to Olympia (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Mein Weg nach Olympia
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
83 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2013 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Niko von Glasow

Written By:
Niko von Glasow

Actors:
Niko von Glasow ..... Himself
Greg Polychronidis ..... Himself
Matt Stutzman ..... Himself
Christiane Reppe ..... Herself
Aida Husic Dahlen ..... Herself
Queen Elizabeth II ..... Herself
Phillip Semechin ..... Himself
Mandel von Glasow ..... Himself
Prince Harry Windsor ..... Himself

Synopsis:

Who better to cover the Paralympics, the international sporting event for athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities, than Niko von Glasow, the world's best-known disabled filmmaker? Unfortunately - or fortunately for anyone seeking an insightful and funny documentary - this filmmaker frankly hates sports and thinks the games are 'a stupid idea.' Born with severely shortened arms, von Glasow serves as an endearing guide to London's Paralympics competition in My Way to Olympia. As he meets a one-handed Norwegian table tennis player, the Rwandan sitting volleyball team, an American archer without arms and a Greek paraplegic boccia player, his own stereotypes about disability and sports get delightfully punctured. Official Selection of the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival.

The film director Niko von Glasow undertakes a journey to athletes, who compete at the Paralympic Games in London 2012. He himself is a short-armed avowed hater of sport who cannot understand how anyone could take on such an odeal voluntarily. Even more since everyday life for people with a disability is most often challenging enough.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 02 June, 2014.