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Kobe Bryant's Muse

2015 · 105 min

An intimate, reflective portrait that trades highlight reels for quiet introspection, letting a driven athlete's discipline and inner strain fill the frame.

Directed by: Gotham Chopra
Genres: Documentary, Tv movie
Starring: Kobe Bryant, Vanessa Bryant, Joe Bryant

Overview: Documentary that goes behind the stats to reveal the story of Kobe Bryant's career, exploring the mentorships, allies and rivalries that have helped shape his stellar 18-year tenure in the NBA, and offering access to his daily experiences, his lifelong inspirations and the battle with his greatest personal challenge yet.

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Directed by: Gotham Chopra
Genres: Documentary, Tv movie
Starring: Kobe Bryant, Vanessa Bryant, Joe Bryant

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
obsession
identity
work
redemption
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: documentary, tv movie
Directed by: Gotham Chopra
Written by: Jacob Colman
Starring: Kobe Bryant, Vanessa Bryant, Joe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird, Chick Hearn
Music: Kris Bowers
Cinematography: Cody William Smith, Martin Desmond Roe
Runtime: 105 min
Country: United States of America

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