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First

First

Documentary

2012, Movie, 1h 49min

Caroline Rowland's FIRST is influenced by Bud Greenspan's method of profiling selected competitors in depth and continuing with an account of how they performed at the Games, often in their own words. Rowland's twist is that she chooses all first-time Olympians.

Country: United Kingdom

Director:

Caroline Rowland

Cast:

Michael Phelps,

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Average critic rating

6.0

Reviews

Critic Mike Mccahill

rated

6

If Leni Riefenstahl's 'Olympia' was so 1936, First is very 2012...

Read full review at The Guardian

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