Wrestle

Wrestle is a 2018 American sport documentary film written and directed by Suzannah Herbert and Lauren Belfer and starring Teague Berres, Jaquan Rhodes, Jamario Rowe, Chris Scribner and Jailen Young.

Wrestle
Directed bySuzannah Herbert
Lauren Belfer
Written bySuzannah Herbert
Lauren Belfer
Produced by
  • Suzannah Herbert
  • Lauren Belfer
  • Seth Gordon
  • Steven Klein
  • Mary Rohlich
Starring
  • Teague Berres
  • Jaquan Rhodes
  • Jamario Rowe
  • Chris Scribner
  • Jailen Young
CinematographySinisa Kukic
Edited byPablo Proenza
Music byGraham Edward Lebron
David Wingo
Distributed byOscilloscope
Release date
  • 2018 (2018)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

In Huntsville, Alabama, four students of J. O. Johnson High School are trying to win Alabama's state wrestling championship in order to remove the school from a list of failing schools.

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 100% based on 17 critics, with an average rating of 8/10.[1] On Metacritic, Wrestle holds a rank of 82 out of a 100 based on 8 critics, indicating a "universal acclaim".[2]

Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times wrote "One reason Wrestle is so effective is that director Herbert and cinematographer Sinisa Kukic made the decision to move to Huntsville for the duration of the shoot".[3]

Writing for Variety Dennis Harvey commented "This engrossing snapshot has a good shot at exposure beyond the festival circuit, with public television being a logical destination".[4]

According to Chuck Bowen of Slant Magazine, "Wrestle shines a piercing light on the sorts of people that our governments would too often rather forget".[5]

John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter felt that the film "reminds us [that] there are more than a couple of sports offering pathways to a college degree".[6]

The film was chosen as NYT Critic's Pick by Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times.[7]

References
  1. "Wrestle (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  2. "Wrestle (2019)". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  3. "Review: Superb 'Wrestle' takes an intimate look at four high school athletes on a difficult path". Los Angeles Times. February 28, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  4. Harvey, Dennis (April 9, 2018). "Film Review: 'Wrestle'". Variety.
  5. Bowen, Chuck (February 20, 2019). "Review: Wrestle's Triumph Is Its Unmistakable Humanity". Slant Magazine.
  6. DeFore, John (February 17, 2019). "'Wrestle': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  7. Catsoulis, Jeannette (February 21, 2019). "Pinned in Life, Winning on the Mat". The New York Times. p. C5.


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