The Bodybuilder and I
7.8 /10 1 Votes
Director Bryan Friedman Duration Country Canada | 7.6/10 IMDb Genre Documentary Screenplay Bryan Friedman Writer Bryan Friedman Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 2007 Producers Anita Lee, Julia Rosenberg Similar movies Bodybuilder (2014), Copenhagen (2014), The Defector: Escape from North Korea (2012), The Tracey Fragments (2007), Half Nelson (2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The bodybuilder and i
The Bodybuilder and I is a feature-length documentary film written and directed by Bryan Friedman, taking viewers on a journey into the subculture of geriatric bodybuilding as the filmmaker tries to reconnect with his father. The film is co-produced by January Films and the National Film Board of Canada.
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Synopsis
59-year-old Bill Friedman is a competitive bodybuilder - a former world champ in the age 50-60 category, determined to win his title back. Documentary director Bryan Friedman is 26. Bill - Bryan's dad - hasn't been around since Bryan was a baby. In The Bodybuilder and I, Bryan chronicles his father's attempt to make it back to the top. In the process of making the film, the two men get to know one another and maybe begin to understand each other.
Awards
Winner of the Best Canadian Feature Documentary Award at Hot Docs and co-winner of Best Canadian Documentary Award at the Atlantic Film Festival.
Theatrical release
The Bodybuilder and I began a limited theatrical release in Toronto, Vancouver and Ottawa on November 2, 2007.
References
The Bodybuilder and I WikipediaThe Bodybuilder and I IMDb