Murderball

U. and I watched Murderball on Saturday night. Don't be startled or offended by the title. It's a documentary about quadraplegic rugby.

We both loved the movie. Clearly the makers were aware of the risk of making a sentimental movie about people who have had spinal injuries, but the people featured are all too hard-core to want sentimentality or sympathy (unless it leads to sex). There was a lot of time spent on the individuals themselves, how they live their day to day lives, and their highly satisfying in-your-face attitudes.

If you are uncomfortable with swearing or frank discussions about sex etc., don't watch this. But otherwise, we were really impressed. It's a shame more people haven't watched it.