Strongman

Name: Strongman
Genre: Documentary
Released: January 26, 2011
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 71

2011

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"DIA" Productions GmbH & Co. KG | Release Date: January 26, 2011 | Unrated

Summary: Strongman is a cinema verité documentary about Stanless Steel, The Strongest Man in the World at Bending Steel and Metal. Told with the kind of intimacy that can only be achieved with years of filming, Strongman follows the dreams and heartbreaking humanity of Stanless Steel—the only man alive who can bend a penny with his fingers—as heStrongman is a cinema verité documentary about Stanless Steel, The Strongest Man in the World at Bending Steel and Metal. Told with the kind of intimacy that can only be achieved with years of filming, Strongman follows the dreams and heartbreaking humanity of Stanless Steel—the only man alive who can bend a penny with his fingers—as he struggles to gain control of a world that seems constantly out of his grasp. Strongman is a film about faith, about believing in yourself and a film about never giving up. It is a film about weakness and a film about strength. (No Props, Inc.)… Expand

Director: Zachary Levy

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 113 min

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Jeannette Catsoulis

Jan 27, 2011

Though filming his hulking hero off and on for nine long years, he (Levy) has created a work that feels remarkably out of time, a snapshot of a man - and a relationship - running in circles. Read full review

Aaron Hillis

Jan 25, 2011

Levy's deeply sorrowful but wonderfully affectionate doc depicts the wistful link between humanity and celebrity. Read full review

John Anderson

Mar 25, 2011

A strange and strangely beautiful movie. Read full review

Richard Nilsen

Mar 19, 2011

Strongman is a documentary Diane Arbus might have made: These are the wretched of the Earth, and our peeking into their lives feels intrusive. Read full review

Nathan Rabin

Oct 14, 2013

Strongman is a heartrending character study of a man blessed with superhuman strength, but defeated and overwhelmed by the everyday bullshit of life. Read full review

The Playlist Nikola Grozdanovic

Nov 14, 2013

Though the ambition is commendable and the genuine depth of study should be applauded, Stan Pleskun is a character we'd ultimately scratch off our list after meeting him in Zachary Levy's Strongman. Read full review

Ben Sachs

Jan 27, 2011

The movie's sympathy is often disarming. Unfortunately the director can be generous to a fault, repeating certain moments and letting others run on after he's made his point. Read full review

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