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Becoming Bulletproof

  • 20142014
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h 20m
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7.8/10
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Becoming Bulletproof (2014)
  • Documentary
  • Western
A group of men and women with disabilities come together to star in a unique new western film in which they have the leading roles.A group of men and women with disabilities come together to star in a unique new western film in which they have the leading roles.A group of men and women with disabilities come together to star in a unique new western film in which they have the leading roles.
IMDb RATING
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142
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  • Director
    • Michael Barnett
  • Stars
    • Vanessa Halby
    • Peter Halby
    • Ila Halby
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  • Director
    • Michael Barnett
  • Stars
    • Vanessa Halby
    • Peter Halby
    • Ila Halby
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    • 2User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 3 nominations

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    Jeremy Vest and Dominique Dauwe in Bulletproof (2012)

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    Vanessa Halby
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    Peter Halby
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    Ila Halby
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    Ajani A.J. Murray
    Ajani A.J. Murray
    • Selfas Self
    Jeremy Vest
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    Alec Bandler
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    Zack Gottsagen
    Zack Gottsagen
    • Selfas Self
    Steve Kutasz
    • Selfas Self
    Peter Lazarus
    • Selfas Self
    Will Halby
    • Selfas Self
    Suzi Barrett
    Suzi Barrett
    • Selfas Self
    Dominique Dauwe
    Dominique Dauwe
    • Selfas Self
    Karina Deyko
    Karina Deyko
    • Selfas Self
    Henry Brook Johnson
    • Selfas Self
    Judy Moscariello
    • Bulletproof's Motheras Bulletproof's Mother
    Judi Muskrat
    • Selfas Self
    Jacob Waltuck
    Jacob Waltuck
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      • Michael Barnett
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    Storyline

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    A diverse group of people with disabilities from across the U S take on leading roles in a magical rip roaring costume drama Western, filmed on vintage Hollywood locations. This riveting film within a film immerses us in a dynamic, inclusive world of discipline and play, raising questions about why we so rarely see real disabled actors on the big screen? —Anonymous
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      • Western
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    10/10
    Unsentimental documentary about disabled and abled making a movie
    I don't respond well to films that go for emotions without earning them. This movie is moving -- and funny and entertaining and educational -- but it earns every feeling it evokes.

    It documents the making of one of Zeno Mountain Farm's annual movies. Zeno is a summer retreat for people with disabilities of all kinds, from the physical to the cognitive and everything in between and every mix. That by itself is remarkable, because the challenges these people face are so varied that building a community requires each of its members to be as open and understanding as those of us without such disabilities should be to each of them. At Zeno, being challenged is the norm.

    Zeno extends this beyond the community of disabled. The fully able are also part of this community. The able young women and men are simply other community members. Their ability to see past the challenges and to enjoy people for who they are is inspiring, without in the least being preachy. It is a model of what life could be like if we could genuinely stop seeing the disabled as a separate category of person characterized by their needs above all else..

    The documentary shows us the making of a short movie by the Zeno community. The actors are a mix of the disabled and the able, cast without distinction. Because it is shot without condescension, we are led to appreciate the members of that community for who they are, seeing past their limits.

    It is not inspiring in the usual "Oh, they are so brave!" sort of way. It's inspiring because it shows us what it would be like to accept the deeply disabled for who they are.

    As a film, it's very well done. It's absorbing, funny, moving, and straightforward. I can't see how it could be any better at what it does. That means it's a 10.
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    • Release date
      • October 19, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • SuperFilms!
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
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