Zak, a man with Down syndrome, runs away from a residential nursing home to pursue his dream of becoming a wrestler. Later, he meets with an outlaw who becomes his friend and coach.Zak, a man with Down syndrome, runs away from a residential nursing home to pursue his dream of becoming a wrestler. Later, he meets with an outlaw who becomes his friend and coach.Zak, a man with Down syndrome, runs away from a residential nursing home to pursue his dream of becoming a wrestler. Later, he meets with an outlaw who becomes his friend and coach.
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- Stars
- Awards
- 21 wins & 16 nominations total
Zack Gottsagen
- Zak
- (as Zachary Gottsagen)
Ann Pierce
- Rosemary
- (as Ann Owens)
Jonathan D. Williams
- Craig
- (as Jonathan Williams)
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A really charming adventure with well developed characters, good performances and a very strong emotional centre. All of the performances are really good, particularly from Zack Gottsagen and Shia LaBeouf, and their characters have enjoyable relationships that leads to a lot of natural humour coming from them. It's nice to see down syndrome representation in films without that big of a deal being made about it. I really like the visual feel of the film - the landscapes are great to look at and the colour palette matches the feel of the film perfectly. Most of my issues are smaller, such as some bad editing, but overall this is a fun and charming film that I would definitely recommend.
As the father of a son with Down Syndrome I had high hopes and expectations for this movie. I watched all the interviews and reviews and was super excited to watch this. My wife and I went to watch it this morning, first showing and first people to purchase tickets from our local movie theatre. The movie starts and we were in awe of Zak and Tyler. They're chemistry was electric. You could tell Shia truly loved being beside and being with Gotteagen. This movie made my heart happy more than anything.
I understand the movie had to tackle the dreaded "R" word and it hurt hearing the word tossed out by a child at the beginning but Zaks response was legendary and I will never forget it!
It did a great job of shedding light on people with Down Syndrome and the struggles SOME go through. Unfortunately there are still people out there who don't know the joy of having a person with Down Syndrome can truly bring into they're lives.
All in all an amazing movie that makes perfect sense. I recommend this movie to anyone and everyone who has any heart.
Hopefully this will become a series cause I would personally love to follow this story for as long as it can go on.
This movie completely exceeded my expectations. The story was thoughtful and inspiring. These are the types of movies we need more of
...or get in your way if you want it hard enough; no matter who or what you are - just go for it, you'll achieve nothing if you don't. Inspirational and heartfelt stuff to be found here in spades, and while those words get overused on far too many occasions they are more than appropriate in describing the courageous and endearing Zak Gottsagen who brings a spark of magic to proceedings. A true role model to all and one to be looked up to and admired in his own right.
A pure old fashion story , eulogy of freedom and friendship, touching, sweet, nice, honest and adorable. And a beautiful proof of the art of Shia LaBeouf. Short, maybe, a high useful film for remind the deep taste of life in the time of preassures, fears and fake expectations. The axis of film - magnificent Zack Gottsagen.
Did you know
- TriviaOn July 30, 2019, the Ruderman Family Foundation honored this movie with its Seal of Authentic Representation for accurate depictions of people with disabilities.
- GoofsWhen Eleanor discovers Zak has escaped, Janice tells her Lee wants to see her. Lee Spencer is the actor; Glen is the character.
- Crazy creditsThe film's title appears again at the end of the closing credits.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Chris Stuckmann Movie Reviews: The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
- SoundtracksFreedom Highway
Written by Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Performed by The Staple Singers
(c) 1965 Staples Music (BMI)
Courtesy of Legacy Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment
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Box office
- Budget
- $6,200,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $20,457,158
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $204,793
- Aug 11, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $23,712,097
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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