2021
PG-13
Vertical Entertainment
1 h 59 m

2021
PG-13
Vertical Entertainment
1 h 59 m

Summary After finishing last in the national championship, a college rowing team descends into turmoil and constant infighting between team leaders Alex (Alexander Ludwig), Chris (Charles Melton), and John (Alex MacNicoll). A tough Army veteran, Coach Murphy (Michael Shannon), arrives at the start of the new season to transform the status quo a...

Directed By: Michael Mailer

Written By: Vojin Gjaja

2021
PG-13
Vertical Entertainment
1 h 59 m

2021
PG-13
Vertical Entertainment
1 h 59 m

Heart of Champions

Name: Heart of Champions
Genre: Drama, Sport
Released: 2021-10-29
Duration: 1 min 59 s
Rating: 0
Cast: Michael Shannon, Alexander Ludwig, Charles Melton, Alex MacNicoll, Andrew Creer

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Directed By: Michael Mailer

Written By: Vojin Gjaja

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Film Threat

Oct 30, 2021

Mailer’s glossy film contains all the expected melodrama that hardcore fans of sports movies have come to expect. Others may wince at the predictability of the plot but are bound to find at least some respite in Shannon’s magnetic performance.

By Alex Saveliev FULL REVIEW

Variety

Nov 9, 2021

As inspirational college sports movies go, Heart of the Champions doesn’t go, or row, nearly far enough off the beaten path. It’s every bit as boilerplate as its generic title might indicate.

By Joe Leydon FULL REVIEW

Movie Nation

Nov 9, 2021

As film subjects, college romances and the trials and tribulations of college life may be mundane in the extreme, even set against the Sport of Winklevii. But Shannon is always so good you tend to lose track of all that when he’s on screen. He’s just not on it enough to save the movie.

By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Green Light Pictures, Construction Film, Divisadero Pictures

Release Date Oct 29, 2021

Duration 1 h 59 m

Rating PG-13

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Hollywood Art and Movie Awards

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Tokyo International Short Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Seoul International Short Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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Michael Shannon

Coach Murphy

Alexander Ludwig

Alex

Charles Melton

Chris

Alex MacNicoll

John

Andrew Creer

M.J.

Michael Tacconi

Ted

David Cade

Lance

Anton Hedayat

Diver

Jon Lemmon

Jake

Devin Woodson

Sanchez

Thomas Kasp

Logan

Allison Sullivan

Harvard Coxswain, Harvard Rower

Spencer Squire

Ben

David James Elliott

Mr. Singleton

Ash Santos

Nisha

Lilly Krug

Sara

Caroline Cole

Lili

Lance E. Nichols

President Harris

Orlando Eric Street

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Vojin Gjaja

U.S. Rowing Official, Rower

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