Summaries

Unstoppables is a story about fighting one's fears, how a great misfortune can be the starting point for new extraordinary life experiences. Juanjo Méndez lost his left arm and left leg in a motorcycle accident twenty years ago. After a period of denial and sadness battling with the changes in his life he decided to fight back and took up cycling which led to him founding a cycling club, "The Pirates" which helps others better themselves. He is now considered the world's number one athlete in his class. In our film we follow him on the road to the Paralympics in London 2012. In this story we meet this inspiring character and the incredible people that make up the team who call themselves "The Pirates".—Liz Roberts

Juan Mendez lost his left arm and left leg in a motorcycle accident twenty years ago. After a period of denial and sadness battling with the changes in his life he decided to fight back and took up cycling which led to him founding a cycling club, The Pirates which helps others better themselves. He is now considered the world's number one athlete in his class. In our film we follow him on the road to the Para Olympics in London 2012.—Anonymous

Details

Genres
  • Family
  • Sport
  • Documentary
Release date Feb 14, 2014
Countries of origin United Kingdom Spain
Language Catalan
Filming locations Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Production companies Black Train Films

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Runtime 1h 26m
Color Color
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