The Day Sports Stood Still (2021)

03/24/2021 (US) • 1h 35m

Documentary

When every game stopped and every life changed.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Charles Barkley

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Kobe Bryant

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Shaquille O'Neal

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

covid-19

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