Was winning worth the cost?
Follow the Indianapolis Star reporters that broke the story about USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar's abuse and hear from gymnasts.
- Sexual violence
- Harm to children
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- SierraKiloBravoon TMDB · Jul 202010/10
Click here for a video version of this review: https://youtu.be/2tJNodcM1ws If you've watched or listened to enough of my work, you'll know that I have a love of sports like gymnastics, ice skating, and cheering. The gymnastics world was rocked a few years ago when news broke of a sexual abuse scandal within the USA Gymnastics organisation. The Netflix documentary _Athlete A_ takes a look at the scandal and follows the victims and reporters through their process of exposing it. While it focuses mainly on the sexual abuse perpetrated by team doctor Larry Nassar, it also touches on the general toxic culture of USA Gymnastics, and the brutal training regimes put on gymnasts worldwide. This is a very frank look at what went on and looking at some of the training videos that Nassar made - with the benefit of hindsight of course - were truly creepy. It’s skin crawling stuff, and to think he did this to hundreds and hundreds of girls and young women through his career makes your skin crawl. I liked how the film-makers treated the victims with respect and gave them the space and time to say their pieces. The absolute highlight was in the devastating, but simultaneously uplifting and empowe
Read the whole review on TMDB - rsanekon TMDB · Oct 20227/10
I missed the news stories regarding this when it came out so much of this was unknown to me. Truly wild how much damage one individual can do. Props to the women in this film for creating full lives even given that history, and for being brave enough to come forward to bring this guy to justice.
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Cast
- Maggie NicholsSelf - Gymnast
- Jamie DantzscherSelf
- Mark AlesiaSelf - Investigations Reporter, The Indianapolis Star
- Rachael DenhollanderSelf
- Géza PoszarSelf - Karolyi Choreographer
- Tracee TalaveraSelf - USA Olympic Team 1984
- Jennifer SeySelf
Crew
- Bonni CohenDirector
- Jon ShenkDirector
- Jon ShenkDirector of Photography
- Jeff BealOriginal Music Composer
- Don BernierEditor
- Serin MarshallProducer
- Julie Parker BenelloProducer
- Jennifer SeyProducer
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