Rising from Ashes

"Hope is an amazing ride"

Oct 18 2012 N/A 1h 22m
Documentary, Sport

“Rising from Ashes” is a feature length documentary about the ?rst Rwandan National Cycling Team and their six year journey to the Olympic games in London. It's not about the bike. It's about second chances, how our past doesn't have to de?ne our future, and the impossible triumph of the human spirit over one of the world's most devastating genocides.

Plot

Rising from Ashes is a feature length documentary about the first Rwandan national cycling team in their bid to make history and represent their country at the 2012 Olympics. Competing in a white man's sport, reserved for the privileged, a rag tag group of cyclists coached by the first American to ride in the Tour de France, are transformed into a powerful symbol of hope for a country recovering from one of the world's most devastating genocides.

Written by

Gregg Helvey

Directed by

T.C. Johnstone

Cast

Jonathan 'Jock' Boyer, Adrien Niyonshuti, Tom Ritchey

Crew

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Awards

12 wins & 2 nominations

Trailers
Rising From Ashes Official Trailer #1 (2012) - Rwanda Bicycle Racing Movie HD
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Average Rating
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Metascore
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