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Joe Leydon
Filmmakers Andrew Cohn and Davy Rothbart deliver a bleakly potent portrait of life in an economically devastated Middle American town.
Jeannette Catsoulis
[A] gently affecting documentary ...
Joe Neumaier
Andrew Cohn and Davy Rothbart's doc, exec-produced by Steve Buscemi and Stanley Tucci, is one more sad, serious eulogy for a way of life.
Eric Hynes
It's utterly impossible not to pull for these boys, or for a film that sees them as complex individuals rather than sociological evidence.
Alan Scherstuhl
This stellar, incisive slice-of-life doc centers on the kind of crowd-pleasing competition story that lures in audiences and then lays bare heartsick truths about small-town America today.
Critic reviews
Joe Leydon
Filmmakers Andrew Cohn and Davy Rothbart deliver a bleakly potent portrait of life in an economically devastated Middle American town.
Joe Neumaier
Andrew Cohn and Davy Rothbart's doc, exec-produced by Steve Buscemi and Stanley Tucci, is one more sad, serious eulogy for a way of life.
Eric Hynes
It's utterly impossible not to pull for these boys, or for a film that sees them as complex individuals rather than sociological evidence.
Alan Scherstuhl
This stellar, incisive slice-of-life doc centers on the kind of crowd-pleasing competition story that lures in audiences and then lays bare heartsick truths about small-town America today.
Cast and credits
| Actors | Dylan McSoley, Rusty Rogers, Robby Armstrong, Chaz Cowles, Justin Gilbert, Corey Hansen, Logan Farmer, Josh Deering, Rudie Crane, Dennis Pace |
| Producers | Rachel Dengiz |
| Director | Andrew Cohn, Davy Rothbart |
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Start within 30 days, finish within 48 hours.
Run time
82 minutes
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