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- 2023
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2023
- TV-MA
- Netflix
Summary The five-part documentary series follows six veterans as they train for the 2022 Invictus Games, an international sporting competition founded by Prince Harry for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women.
- 2023
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2023
- TV-MA
- Netflix
Heart of Invictus
Season 1 Premiere: Aug 30, 2023
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Summary The five-part documentary series follows six veterans as they train for the 2022 Invictus Games, an international sporting competition founded by Prince Harry for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women.
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Generally Favorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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80% Positive
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20% Mixed
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It features humanity at its best and most resilient. Come to think of it, it’s probably Harry at his best.
The power of sport to unite people, to reopen a world, to provide community, support, stimulation, distraction, a focus on a higher purpose is everywhere on show. But the films resist a relentlessly triumphalist narrative and the temptation to present Invictus – or sport generally – as a universal panacea. .... By the end we have alighted on the proper subject; war and the pity of war.
Like the athletes, for whom just competing is a victory in itself, Netflix no doubt saw dividends simply being in business with Harry and Meghan, and lavishing five hours on this material reflects that starry-eyed outlook. Yet even with that disclaimer, there are moments in “Heart of Invictus” where one has to be pretty heartless not to get a bit choked up, and it’s hard to question that its heart is in the right place.
There’s a sincerity of spirit here, but “Heart of Invictus” is conventional to a fault. We spend a few minutes with each person before moving on to the next, a mix of talking head interviews and footage at home, or at the gym training. This is a tried-and-true approach that allows the series to weave several stories into each episode and build momentum as it goes. But the filmmaking behind “Heart of Invictus” doesn’t feel particularly specific.
In Heart of Invictus, the mix of humanitarian documentary and royalty-watching never coheres. It’s a well-intentioned mishmash but a mishmash all the same.
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Production Company:
- Violet Films
- Archewell
- Grain Media
- Invictus Games Foundation
Initial Release Date: Aug 30, 2023
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
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