When every game stopped and every life changed.

The Day Sports Stood Still

6.0 (15 votes)• 2021• 95m•Released

Documentary

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The story of the unprecedented sports shutdown in March of 2020 and the remarkable turn of events that followed. This sports documentary is a chronicle of the abrupt stoppage, athletes’ prominent role in the cultural reckoning on racial injustices that escalated during the pandemic, and the complex return to competition in the summer and fall.

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Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish

Director: Antoine Fuqua

Starring Cast: Chris Paul, Natasha Cloud, Mookie Betts, Malika Andrews, Charles Barkley, Kobe Bryant

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Chris Paul

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Natasha Cloud

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Mookie Betts

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Malika Andrews

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Charles Barkley

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Kobe Bryant

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Shaquille O'Neal

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Karl-Anthony Towns

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Adam Silver

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Laurent Duvernay-Tardif

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Danilo Gallinari

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Laurie Hernandez

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Daryl Homer

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Donovan Mitchell

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Mark Cuban

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Marten de Roon

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