1 hr. 20 min.
Plot Summary
Legendary American cycler Jock Boyer helps members of Rwanda's first national cycling team prepare for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Cast: Forest Whitaker
Director: T.C. Johnstone
Genres: Documentary
Distributor: First Run
Rising From Ashes (2012)
Release Date: August 2nd, 2013|1 hr. 20 min.
Filmed over six years, “Ashes” is joyous and uplifting, full of spirit, memorable athletes (including Olympian Adrien Niyonshuti) and remarkable achievements, both big and small. show more
Narrated in unobtrusive fashion by Forest Whitaker and featuring a jaunty Afropop soundtrack, the film is crisp and economical, with the filmmaker carefully avoiding extraneous melodramatics. They are, after all, hardly necessary in a tale that already contains such inherently powerful drama. show more
The sincerity and simplicity of the film, however, lift it somewhat above the ordinary run. show more
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