Wilbur: The King in the Ring

2017

90 mins

Directed by J. Ollie Lucks, Julia Parnell
Documentary

A former wrestler's gastric sleeve surgery and subsequent transformation is chronicled in this New Zealand comedic documentary on worldwide obesity.... More

A former wrestler's gastric sleeve surgery and subsequent transformation is chronicled in this New Zealand comedic documentary on worldwide obesity. But when the director starts to manipulate and exploit the situation, the whole film is at risk of falling apart. In addition to the session times below, you can request a screening at your local cinema by clicking this link to Demand.Film.

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Where to watch Wilbur: The King in the Ring

Wilbur: The King in the Ring is available to stream... More in New Zealand now on DocPlay.

Wilbur: The King in the Ring | Ratings & Reviews

"The popular New Zealand short Wilbur Force started as a simple story about obese entertainment wrestler Wilbur McDougall looking to make a comeback. Then (I’m paraphrasing here) Wilbur says, “Fuck this and fuck you,” to the film’s director J. Ollie Lucks when he pokes the bear too much. The feature Wilbur: The King in the Ring isn’t just about Wilbur’s transformation – it’s about his and Ollie’s battle for control in telling this story. And it’s one ruggedly compelling mud fight."

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