Three Ecuadorian athletes. One impossible dream. Zero Hollywood endings guaranteed.
The documentary follows the classification, preparation and participation in the Olympic Games of the athletes Beatriz Pascual, Rolando Saquipay and Claudio Villanueva.
Direction
Diego Ortuño's patient, unflinching observational style.
Production
Raw access to athletes' unglamorous daily grind.
Director
Diego Ortuño
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Diego Ortuño spent three years embedded with these athletes, funding the project himself when no broadcaster would touch it.
Ecuador had only ever won two Olympic medals before 2012; this film captures the crushing weight of a nation's hopes on working-class shoulders.
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