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202389 minPGdocumentary

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

The Death Tour

202389 minPGdocumentary

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Over several weeks, professional wrestlers travel across frozen lakes to perform in Canada’s most remote Indigenous communities.

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Sonya Ballantyne,

Stephan Peterson

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Over several weeks, professional wrestlers travel across frozen lakes to perform in Canada’s most remote Indigenous communities.

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Sonya Ballantynedirector

Stephan Petersondirector

Synopsis

Professional wrestlers travel across frozen lakes to perform in remote Indigenous communities in Canada. Over several weeks, they face numerous challenges, including sleeping on floors and relying on canned food. Each wrestler confronts their past while striving for a future in wrestling. Directed by Sonya Ballantyne, The Death Tour captures the dedication and passion required to entertain in such demanding conditions. The film runs for 89 minutes and was released in 2023.

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