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The King

Nov 23, 2012

1h 15m

★ 0.0

Overview

A feature documentary about one of the greatest sportsmen ever. Darko Kralj (the King) is the only sportsman in the history of sports who has beaten a world record in his category five times in a row at one world championship! A Croatian paralympic, seriously wounded in 1991 during the war in Croatia, Darko Kralj almost died. Doctors didn't expect him to survive. Today, he lives with a wife and three sons, the eldest one being the one Darko is the most attached to. A similar destiny brought them together; the kid has lost his biological father in the war. Tereza, his wife, has her own life story. Towards the end of this unusual life story, we shall get a clearer understanding of where Darko's strength and incredible love for life comes from...

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Documentary

Family

Production Companies

Da Film d.o.o.

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Darko Kralj

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8.0

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Feb 5, 2015

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Picnickers in punts, ‘bumpers’ and bubbly.

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Tevere

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5.0

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Sep 12, 1941

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6.4

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Sep 30, 1994

Gail and Tom Hartman are struggling to stay together and decide to take a white-water rafting holiday adventure in Montana for their son Roarke's 10th birthday, only to meet up with a pair of mysterious men whose desperation grows, turning their vacation into a nightmare.

6.5

The Novice

Dec 17, 2021

A college freshman joins her university's rowing team and undertakes an obsessive physical and psychological journey to make it to the top varsity boat, no matter the cost.

7.3

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Dec 25, 2023

The triumphant underdog story of the University of Washington men's rowing team, who stunned the world by competing at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

5.5

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5.5

Oxford Blues

Aug 24, 1984

A young American hustler in Las Vegas spots a rich English Lady. Smitten, he pursues her to England, where his only chance of getting together with her is to enroll in Oxford and join the rowing team.

8.0

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Oct 25, 2024

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6.7

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6.7

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5.0

Student Tour

Oct 5, 1934

A philosophy professor accompanies his school's rowing team on a worldwide tour.

6.0

Freshman Love

Jan 18, 1936

A star rower is forced to join a good school under a pseudonym because his wealthy dad doesn't like schools that have high academic standards.

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Unsupersize Us

Dec 1, 2016

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