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Never Give Up (2023)

Brad Minns does the impossible in the Men's Singles Tennis Finals in the 1985 Deaf World Games.

The Story

The true story of how twenty-year-old Brad Minns does the impossible in the Men’s Singles Tennis Finals in the 1985 Deaf World Games. In a five-hour Match for the Ages Minns somehow comes back from match point in the third set to winning the Gold medal in the fifth set. The match serves as a framework for the story of this inspirational man who became deaf at age three and rose to the height of his sport thanks to God helping him to NEVER GIVE UP.

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The Deets

Rating: NR
Runtime: 1h 28m
Genre: Drama, Sports
Original Language: English
Release Date (US Theaters): August 25, 2023 Limited

Main Cast

Harrison Stone as Brad
Erin Bethea as Fran
Roland Evan
as Osborne
Drew Waters as Bear
Nicolle Ashley as Deb

Production & Crew

Distributor:  ReelWorks Studios 
Production Co:  Never Give Up Productions, ReelWorks Studios 
Director(s): Rob Loos
Producer(s): Calvin Aurand, Scotty Curlee, Rick Eldridge, Jonathan Grubbs, Brad Minns
Writer(s): Rob Loos
Cinematography: Douglas Miller 
Music: Rob Pottorf
Hair/Makeup Lead: Donna Krutz Moore (hair), Nicolle Ashley (makeup)

The Trailer

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