Through the Fire

Name: Through the Fire
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2005-01-01
Rating: 7.1

Documentary1h 43m

🍅68%

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68%

Tomatometer

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76%

Popcornmeter

7.1

TMDB

Storyline

"Through the Fire" chronicles the journey of Coney Island basketball star, Sebastian Telfair, from famed Lincoln High School straight to the NBA.

Details

DirectorsAlistair Christopher, Jonathan Hock

ReleasedJan 1, 2005

StatusReleased

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

7 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“Through the Fire may raise more questions than it answers, but it's no less engrossing for its flaws.”

68% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

Peter Hartlaub

RTSan Francisco ChronicleMar 31, 2006

An entertaining and compelling account of that year, even though most basketball fans will already know the ending.

Tim Cogshell

RTBoxoffice MagazineFeb 18, 2006

Stylistically, it plays like an ESPN profile more than a serious documentary, but the issues and drama is all real enough -- and so is the big-league money.

Susan Walker

RTToronto StarFeb 17, 2006

Even if the outcome is already known by those who follow basketball, Through the Fire makes for a suspenseful movie with an emotional climax that exceeds any fictional screen treatment of sports heroism.

Kam Williams

RTUpstage MagazineMay 30, 2007

Valuable not because of sebastian Telfair's ultimate triumph, but because of how effectively it contrasts his achievement with the plight of so many other aspiring athletes for whom the fantasy of a pro career ultimately fails to materialize.