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2012
1 h 15 m

2012
1 h 15 m

Summary A 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...

Directed By: Dejan Acimovic

2012
1 h 15 m

2012
1 h 15 m

The King (2012)

Metascore Generally Favorable

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Summary A 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...

Directed By: Dejan Acimovic

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Nov 27, 2012

Revelatory for the disabled and entertaining for the rest of us.

By Ronnie Scheib FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Nov 23, 2012

Few true-life stories are as inspiring as that of Darko Kralj, the subject of Dejan Acimovic's new documentary The King.

By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Nov 23, 2012

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.

By Neil Genzlinger FULL REVIEW

Nov 21, 2012

Beautifully shot, the film is unapologetically a crowd-pleaser whose gentleness of tone flows from its subject.

By Ernest Hardy FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Da Film d.o.o.

Release Date Nov 23, 2012

Duration 1 h 15 m

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Awards

Liburnia Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Vukovar Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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