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Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story

1997 · 95 min

A heartfelt, sometimes heavy biographical drama that traces an athlete's painful road to self-acceptance, mixing triumph with personal struggle.

Directed by: Steven Hilliard Stern
Genres: Drama
Starring: Mario López, Michael Murphy, Jeffrey Meek

Overview: Breaking the Surface is about the tough times Greg Louganis had on his way to becoming one of the world's top Olympic divers.

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Directed by: Steven Hilliard Stern
Genres: Drama
Starring: Mario López, Michael Murphy, Jeffrey Meek

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earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
isolation
survival
love
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Realism	8
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Complexity	4
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Genres: drama
Directed by: Steven Hilliard Stern
Written by: Alan Haines
Starring: Mario López, Michael Murphy, Jeffrey Meek, Rosemary Dunsmore, Aki Aleong, Bruce Weitz, Patrick David, Megan Leitch
Music: Richard Bellis
Cinematography: Michael Slovis
Runtime: 95 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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