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At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal
Documentary · 2019
A look inside the USA gymnastics sexual abuse scandal that shook the sports world in 2017 depicting a landscape in which women spend their youth seeking victory on a world stage, juxtaposed against a culture where abuse prevails and lives are damaged forever.
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At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal
“They are more than champions. They are survivors.”
2019 Documentary 1h 28m
Critical arithmetic
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7.1 / 10
Community rating
A look inside the USA gymnastics sexual abuse scandal that shook the sports world in 2017 depicting a landscape in which women spend their youth seeking victory on a world stage, juxtaposed against a culture where abuse prevails and lives are damaged forever.
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Who fights over At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal?
For the defence
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
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The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
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Directed by
Erin Lee Carr
Simone Biles
Self (archive footage)
McKayla Maroney
Self
Aly Raisman
Self
Jordyn Wieber
Self
Rachael Denhollander
Self
Dianne Feinstein
Self
Nadia Comăneci
Self (archive footage)
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Put At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Importance has entered the chat.”
The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.