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BREAKING THE SURFACE –
THE GREG LOUGANIS STORY

Director: Steven Hilliard Stern

Time: 95 min

Country: USA

Date: 1997

The dimpled, eminently watchable Mario Lopez stars as Olympic-winning diver, Greg Louganis. The film is based on Louganis’ autobiography, chronologically follows him from his difficult childhood with his adopted parents, through his young adulthood when dyslexia, low self-esteem and his long-hidden homosexuality combined to make his personal life miserable, despite his athletic ability and success as a competitor. In the last half of the film, Greg is forced to confront his abusive relationship with his lover and his own HIV+ status. The real Greg Louganis is seen in archival footage of his Olympic diving and at the end of the film.

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