Synopsis
Two worlds collide when cycling legend Jock Boyer moves to Rwanda to help the first Rwandan National Cycling Team in their six year journey to compete in the Olympic Games in London. Setting out against impossible odds both Jock and the team find new purpose as they rise from the ashes of their past. Jock (the first American to compete in the Tour de France) and his Rwandan riders slowly but steadily learn what it means to be a professional cyclist—how to train, how to compete, how to live the life of a top level athlete. As they get better and better, the riders of Team Rwanda give their countrymen a vision of something greater then themselves and their history: hope for a future.
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Movie Details
| New Zealand Releases: | June 27th, 2014 (Limited), released as Rising From The Ashes |
| MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 80 minutes |
| Keywords: | Olympics, Underdog, Voiceover/Narration, Cycling |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Significant Productions, Gratis 7 Media Group |
| Production Countries: | Rwanda, South Africa, United States |
| Languages: | English |