Foxcatcher: Boj z norostjo

Slovenski opis filma:

Dokudrama spremlja milijonarja Johna du Ponta ter njegov odnos z bratoma Davom in Markom Schultzem, ki na njegovem posestvu trenirata rokoborbo. Mark v du Pontu sprva vidi idola, a sčasoma se razkrije trenerjeva blaznost.Dobitnik zlatega olimpijskega odličja v rokoborbi Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) v revščini in pozabi životari v Wisconsinu, potem pa ga bogati dedič John du Pont (Steve Carell) povabi na svoje razkošno posestvo, da bi sestavil ekipo in treniral za olimpijado v Seulu leta 1988. Schultz pograbi priložnost, da bi vendarle stopil iz sence uspešnega starejšega brata Dava (Mark Ruffalo), uglednega trenerja rokoborbe ter prejemnika zlate medalje. Du Pont ima na voljo veliko finančnih sredstev in vrhunsko opremljeno telovadnico na svojem posestvu Foxcatcher. Okliče se za vodjo trenerjev ekipe in si želi pridobiti spoštovanje svojih vrstnikov ter odobravanje matere (Vanessa Redgrave), ki ga je vselej podcenjevala. Vzajemni odnos med Schultzem in du Pontom se stopnjuje, potem ko Mark sprejme svojega dobrotnika kot očetovsko figuro. Vendar du Pontova muhasta, spremenljiva osebnost in psihološke igrice zamajajo že tako šibko Markovo samopodobo ter vztrajno spodkopavajo njegove možnosti na tekmovalni blazini. Ko du Pont začne favorizirati brata Dava, ker ima avtoriteto, ki je onadva z Markom ne premoreta, se trojica bliža tragediji, ki je nihče ni mogel predvideti.

Originalni opis filma:

Based on true events, Foxcatcher tells the dark and fascinating story of the unlikely and ultimately tragic relationship between an eccentric multi-millionaire and two champion wrestlers. When Olympic Gold Medal winning wrestler Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) is invited by wealthy heir John du Pont (Steve Carell) to move on to the du Pont estate and help form a team to train for the 1988 Seoul Olympics at his new state-of-the-art training facility, Schultz jumps at the opportunity, hoping to focus on his training and finally step out of the poverty striken situation Olympic caliber athletes like he and his revered brother, Dave (Mark Ruffalo). Driven by hidden needs, du Pont sees backing Schultz's bid for Gold and the chance to "coach" a world-class wrestling team as an opportunity to gain the elusive respect of his peers and, more importantly, his disapproving mother (Vanessa Redgrave). Trapped in du Pont's majestic but suffocating world, Mark comes to see his benefactor as an egotistical, arrogant, and selfish megalomaniac and grows increasingly contemptuous. Though initially supportive, du Pont's mercurial personality turns and he begins to lure Mark into an unhealthy lifestyle that threatens to undermine his training. Soon du Pont's erratic behavior and threatening psychological game-play begin to erode the athlete's environment, stability, and motivation. Meanwhile du Pont becomes fixated on Dave, who exudes the confidence du Pont lacks. du Pont eventually realizes he is unable to buy the respect he so desperately desires from the world's greatest wrestlers. Fueled by du Pont's increasing paranoia and alienation from the brothers, the trio is propelled towards a tragedy no one could have foreseen.