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T-Rex

Documentary - 2016
T-Rex
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T-Rex is an intimate coming-of-age story about a new kind of American heroine. For the first time, women’s boxing is included in the 2012 Olympics. Fighting for gold is 17-year-old Claressa “T-Rex” Shields. From the streets of Flint, Michigan, Claressa is undefeated and utterly confident. Her fierceness extends beyond the ring. Featuring her younger brother Dusable Lewis Jr, She protects her family at any cost, even when their instability and addictions threaten to derail her dream. As she gets closer to her dream her relationships with her coach and her family get more complicated. But Claressa is determined. She desperately wants to take her family to a better, safer place and winning gold could be her only chance.
Director:
,
Zackary Canepari
,
Drea Cooper
Cast:
,
Claressa Shields
,
Dusable Lewis Jr

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Rated:
Unrated
Runtime:
86 min
Release date:
24 Jun 2016
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
5 wins & 1 nomination

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
You don't have to be a boxing fan to be awed by Claressa Shields, the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in the sport. But if you are, you'll still be knocked out.
– Andy Webster,
New York Times,
23 Jun 2016
fresh:
This lively documentary on Claressa Shields, the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing, provides a welcome antidote to sports-story cliches.
– Abbey Bender,
Village Voice,
23 Jun 2016
fresh:
A scrappy doc profiling boxer Claressa "T-Rex" Shields' unlikely ascension to Olympic competitor.
– Justin Lowe,
Hollywood Reporter,
13 Jun 2016
fresh:
If other boxing narratives have focused on the simplistic beauty of the American Dream, this documentary strives to explore the far messier complexities of it, the myth of it.
– Zeba Blay,
indieWIRE,
13 Jun 2016
fresh:
"T-Rex" is ultimately about a remarkable (and likable) young person finding her personal power despite pressure from all sides.
– Tom Keogh,
Seattle Times,
2 Jun 2016
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