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  • 2012
  • 1 h 15 m
SummaryA feature documentary about one of the greatest sportsmen ever. Darko Kralj (the King) is the only sportsman in the history of sports who has beaten a world record in his category five times in a row at one world championship. A croatian paralympic, seriously wounded in 1991 during the war in Croatia, Darko Kralj has almost died. Doctors did not ...

Directed By:Dejan Acimovic

The King (2012)

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Nov 27, 2012
70
Variety
Revelatory for the disabled and entertaining for the rest of us.
Nov 23, 2012
70
The Hollywood Reporter
Few true-life stories are as inspiring as that of Darko Kralj, the subject of Dejan Acimovic's new documentary The King.
Nov 23, 2012
70
The New York Times
An admiring but restrained documentary about Darko Kralj, a Paralympic shot-putter from Croatia. The film is more about what it takes to overcome adversity and recommit to finding meaning in life, terrain that anyone with a disability has to negotiate, athlete or not.
Nov 21, 2012
70
Village Voice
Beautifully shot, the film is unapologetically a crowd-pleaser whose gentleness of tone flows from its subject.

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Production Company:
  • Da Film d.o.o.
Release Date:Nov 23, 2012
Duration:1 h 15 m

Awards

Liburnia Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Vukovar Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
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