If you’ve never heard of the progressive neuromuscular disease Friedreich’s ataxia, you’re exactly the target demographic for Zack Bennett and Kevin Schlanser’s documentary. Depicting the efforts of a sufferer to participate in a grueling cross-country bike ride in order to raise awareness of the condition The Ataxian pursues the same goal in moving fashion.
The film centers on Kyle Bryant, who was diagnosed with the disease — which usually afflicts children and almost always proves fatal — when he was 17 years old. As he increasingly lost the ability to play sports and even walk, Kyle began to test himself...
The film centers on Kyle Bryant, who was diagnosed with the disease — which usually afflicts children and almost always proves fatal — when he was 17 years old. As he increasingly lost the ability to play sports and even walk, Kyle began to test himself...
- 12/22/2016
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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