State Of Play

Genre: Documentary, Sports
Released: 2014-01-01

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Each episode spotlights a topic or person whose impact on the sports world is undeniable, opening with a brief overview, followed by a 40-minute cinéma vérité documentary and concluding with an in-depth, 20-minute round-table discussion.

S1 E1: Trophy Kids

54m

The growing obsession of parents in the scholastic athletic competition of their children is the focus of this first instalment.

S1 E2: Inherent Violence

27m

Is violence an inherent part of sports, or is it an inherent part of human beings? This film explores combat sports through two father-son relationships.

S1 E3: Fighting Chance

27m

Having spent his entire adult life as a professional boxer, 35-year-old Raymundo "Sugar Ray" Beltran, a Mexican immigrant and father of three, is striving to win his first world title as his career wanes.

S1 E4: Game Of Borders

27m

Amid the conflict and chaos of the Middle East, the Palestine national football team keeps playing. Should they take the field when the stakes off the field are as high as life and death? Or do these athletes provide an essential glimmer of light to their community?