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At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal

At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal

They are more than champions. They are survivors.

20197.21h 28m

Overview

A look inside the USA gymnastics sexual abuse scandal that shook the sports world in 2017 depicting a landscape in which women spend their youth seeking victory on a world stage, juxtaposed against a culture where abuse prevails and lives are damaged forever.

Directed by Erin Lee Carr
Produced by Steven Ungerleider, David Ulich, Erin Lee Carr
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Top Cast

Simone Biles

Simone Biles

Self (archive footage)

McKayla Maroney

McKayla Maroney

Self

Aly Raisman

Aly Raisman

Self

Jordyn Wieber

Jordyn Wieber

Self

Rachael Denhollander

Rachael Denhollander

Self

Dianne Feinstein

Dianne Feinstein

Self

Nadia Comăneci

Nadia Comăneci

Self (archive footage)

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Larry Nassar

Self (archive footage)

Themes & Keywords

sportsolympic gamesgymnasticsscandalsexual harassmentsexual assaultreal life

About At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal

At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal is a documentary film released in 2019 exploring themes of sports, olympic games, gymnastics, scandal, sexual harassment, sexual assault. Directed by Erin Lee Carr, it stars Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman. A look inside the USA gymnastics sexual abuse scandal that shook the sports world in 2017 depicting a landscape in which women spend their youth seeking victory on a world stage, juxtaposed against a culture where abuse prevails and lives are damaged forever.

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