#77. The Road Back or The Last Gladiators – Alex Gibney
A regular at the fest over the years (Enron, Gonzo, Casino Jack, Magic Trip…) I’m thinking we might see Gibney at the fest with a sports themed-related docu. He’ll either premiere The Road Back – a Sony project (which is news to me) that looks at Lance Armstrong’s attempt to come out of retirement in 2009 to win the Tour de France. Matt Damon narrates that one.
And then there is the TIFF preemed (in an unfinished cut) The Last Gladiators which could have its U.S premiere. The doc features Chris “Knuckles” Nilan – a hockey player that had the role of the enforcer. These blue-collar players have one reason to be on the ice: to protect their guys, no matter what the cost—to themselves or others.
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