At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal
2019 · Movie · PG-13 · 88 min · ★ 7.1 · 95% critics
This documentary examines the USA gymnastics abuse scandal that shook the sports world, focusing on young athletes, institutional failures, and the difficulty of speaking up. It presents a painful true story of harm, courage, and the push for accountability within a high-pressure pursuit of victory.
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-05-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (68 votes)
About
You may like this if Athlete A appealed to you for its serious look at sports, abuse, and accountability; Not for you if you avoid intense documentaries about trauma.
Pros: powerful survivor voices; urgent emotional impact; clear institutional focus | Cons: very distressing subject; difficult viewing experience; emotionally heavy throughout
Themes
- sports
- olympic games
- gymnastics
- scandal
- sexual harassment
- sexual assault
- real life
Cast & crew
Simone Biles
as Self (archive footage)
McKayla Maroney
as Self
Aly Raisman
as Self
Jordyn Wieber
as Self
Rachael Denhollander
as Self
Dianne Feinstein
as Self
Nadia Comăneci
as Self (archive footage)
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Larry Nassar
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Erin Lee Carr