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The Duel We Missed (2025)
The Duel We Missed (2025)
Overview
The Duel We Missed is a documentary exploring the rivalry between American swimmer Brian Goodell and Soviet Vladimir Salnikov to shatter the 1500-meter freestyle record under 15 minutes, hindered by Cold War Olympic boycotts in 1980 and 1984. Directed by Edward Staroselsky and Ilnur Rafikov, it features interviews with the athletes and archival footage of their careers.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
Not Rated
Overview
The Duel We Missed is a documentary exploring the rivalry between American swimmer Brian Goodell and Soviet Vladimir Salnikov to shatter the 1500-meter freestyle record under 15 minutes, hindered by Cold War Olympic boycotts in 1980 and 1984. Directed by Edward Staroselsky and Ilnur Rafikov, it features interviews with the athletes and archival footage of their careers.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The documentary addresses the central problem of geopolitical tensions disrupting international sports, championing a solution where athletic competitions remain insulated from political interference to allow fair rivalries to unfold.
The documentary features white male swimmers and coaches from the US and Soviet eras, highlighting their athletic rivalries and the impact of Cold War politics without incorporating diversity in representation or critiquing traditional identities through an equity lens.
Secondary
The documentary lacks any depiction of family structures, roles, or values, centering entirely on the competitive pursuits and historical context of elite swimmers during the Cold War era. This absence of family content results in a neutral stance on family-life norms.
The documentary features no LGBTQ+ characters or themes, focusing instead on the athletic rivalry and political obstacles faced by swimmers Brian Goodell and Vladimir Salnikov during the 1970s and 1980s Olympics.
The film features no portrayal of transsexual characters or themes. It examines a historical swimming competition overshadowed by geopolitical events, with the story plot revolving around two cisgender male athletes' missed Olympic duel.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Duel We Missed documents the rivalry between male Olympic swimmers Brian Goodell and Vladimir Salnikov, disrupted by politics, using archival footage and interviews without altering genders of real historical figures.
As a documentary on the rivalry between swimmers Brian Goodell and Vladimir Salnikov, the film uses interviews with the real athletes and archival footage, avoiding any actor portrayals that could involve race swaps.
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