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Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

2024 · 104 min

A moving, intimate portrait that balances heartbreak with hope, celebrating resilience and love in the face of devastating change.

Directed by: Peter Ettedgui, Ian Bonhôte
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Will Reeve, Alexandra Reeve Givens

Tagline: Husband. Father. Fighter. Hero. Once you choose hope, anything is possible.
Overview: Christopher Reeve portrayed the Man of Steel in four Superman films and played dozens of other roles that displayed his talent and range as an actor, before being injured in a near-fatal horse-riding accident in 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down. After becoming a quadriplegic, he became a charismatic leader and activist in the quest to find a cure for spinal cord injuries, as well as a passionate advocate for disability rights and care.

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Directed by: Peter Ettedgui, Ian Bonhôte
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Will Reeve, Alexandra Reeve Givens

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
survival
identity
grief
healing
Places: home
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: true story
documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Humour	3
Realism	9
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Peter Ettedgui, Ian Bonhôte
Written by: Peter Ettedgui
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Will Reeve, Alexandra Reeve Givens, Gae Exton, Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Whoopi Goldberg, Steven Kirshblum
Music: Ilan Eshkeri
Cinematography: Bryan Twz Brousseau, Will Pugh
Runtime: 104 min
Country: United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages: English

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