Gleason
The meaning documentary tells a story about the life of Steve Gleason is a former football player. After he knows that he gets ALS disease, he starts to make a special video for his family, friends and courages the ALS patient.
8 October 1941, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
28 April 1979, Ventura, California, USA
15 January 1979, Austin, Texas, USA
23 December 1964, Evanston, Illinois, USA
March 19, 2017
With any luck the film will raise awareness for a horrendous disease, and it's well worth a watch for its honest portrayal of a man fighting back against tremendous adversity.
March 17, 2017
The power of Clay Tweel's tear-jerking documentary, based on Gleason's video diaries, comes from the honesty and humour with which Gleason presents the gradual loss of control over his bodily functions.
August 18, 2016
An intimate, deeply moving film.
March 16, 2017
Unflinching in its honesty it offers a moving testimonial to an inspirational figure.
August 12, 2016
However many Kleenex you think you should bring, double it.
December 19, 2016
A remarkable, heartrending portrait that showcases the triumph of the human spirit at its most raw.
August 11, 2016
You don't need to know Steve Gleason's name to be enraptured by his extraordinary story.
August 12, 2016
It's a tough watch, but inspiring.
March 19, 2017
The film-making might not be particularly polished, but the subject matter of this documentary is wrenching.
March 16, 2017
This moving docu-portrait of former NFL player Steve Gleason's battle with motor neurone disease is as much heartrending home video as it is awareness-raiser.
March 13, 2017
Frank, unashamed and bruising.
March 17, 2017
A truly humbling portrayal of human courage in the most testing of circumstances, Gleason delivers a seriously potent combination of heartbreak and inspiration.
