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‘Underwater Dreams’ is a Triumph for America’s Greatest Underdogs

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Christopher Campbell
Jul 07, 2014
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The competition at the center of Underwater Dreams is literally in the center of the movie. That’s rare for a story about underdogs, as their unlikely victory tends to provide a perfect climax. But this documentary is about what happens after that success, how it’s not always easier for the truly disadvantaged to make it in the world just because they’v…

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