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Hurt (2015 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Hurt' is a 2015 Canadian documentary film, directed by Alan Zweig.[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/awards-and-festivals/tiff/hurt-documentary-on-the-life-of-steve-fonyo-premieres-at-tiff/article26338471/ "Doc explores the life of Steve Fonyo, the man who completed the run Terry Fox started"]. 'The Globe and Mail', September 13, 2015. The film explores the troubled life of Steve Fonyo, the Canadian amputee athlete who completed a cross-Canada run that was known as the "Journey for Lives" to raise funds for cancer research in 1984 and 1985.
The film showcases Fonyo's resilience, not only the kind that kept an 18-year-old cancer survivor running the equivalent of a half marathon a day for 400 days for 7924 km. In addition to his 400-day run, the movie also depicts the downfalls of his life, including cocaine addiction, excessive drinking, surviving East Hastings, numerous stints in jail, having his prosthetic leg stolen, and being beaten and stabbed multiple times.
In 2017, Zweig released a sequel, 'Hope', which picks up from where 'Hurt' left off, chronicling Fonyo's recovery.[https://lfpress.com/2017/04/30/documentary-sheds-light-on-former-canadian-hero-steve-fonyos-recovery/wcm/97d279d6-035d-427c-98b4-a630359a0501 "Documentary sheds light on Canadian hero Steve Fonyo's recovery"]
Awards
The film won the Platform Prize at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2015/09/20/room-wins-tiff-peoples-choice-award.html "Room wins TIFF Peoples choice Award"]. 'Toronto Star', September 20, 2015. In December, the film was announced as part of TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten screening series of the ten best Canadian films of the year.[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/tiff-reveals-canadas-top-ten-film-festival-line-up/article27649543/ "TIFF reveals Canadas Top Ten Film Festival line-up"]. 'The Globe and Mail', December 8, 2015.
At the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016, 'Hurt' won the award for Best Feature Length Documentary.Liz Braun, "Room sweeps Canadian Screen awards; CBC comedy Schitt's Creek dominates the television prizes". 'Toronto Sun', March 14, 2016.
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