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These men used rowing to forget about the pain, poverty and danger in their community.

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It'a important for everybody to have some sort of recreational activity that brings positivity into their lives, these men just happened to use rowing.  People need some kind of way to unwind and escape horrible realities. - Felix

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It helped them to move on from the bad activities that they were previously a part of. It gave them something to refocus their minds.

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These men used rowing

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They put their effort and focus on something positive and beneficial, in the way that they were able to achieve ecgoniton due to their performance and they were able to escape the world outside of rowing and the hatred they faced because of doing something that was good for them.

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they used escapism to feel free and focus on something else.  (Abdul)

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they used escapism to feel free and focus on something else.  (Abdul)

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It brings me joy knowing people in horrible situations had a way to cope. My way of coping was always writing, and I know how it can be to be in a bad situation and having to depend so much on your recreational activities like writing or rowing because when everything in your life is bad, those things feel soo good. - felix

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Being involved with the rowing team affect these men later in their lives by giving them a family and they also got the ability to do the same with their kids.

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These men used rowing to escape from the crime, danger, deaths, gangs and poverty they experienced in their everyday lives.

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I wasnt able to watch the whole thing (yet), but from what I watched, I wouldn't say I was emotional but I definitely could relate to the deaths of family members. -felix

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I guess my favorite part of the film was when they all gathered in their friend's barbershop. They all sat together in a circle and just generally had a good time.

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Nabil - many things in this film made me emotional like the way the film was made like the tone of it, like the music and just the vibes it gave off and then some of the stories from this film were sad to hear and see the people struggle

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My favorite part was when the men got to teach their kids how to row and you can see the joy in their faces.

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I DONT REMEMBER which makes me wanna watch the rest of it, it seemed really good but i had a doctor appointment :( -felix

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Being involved with the rowing team allowed these men to rekindle relationships with their families/children/significant others. It also motivated to better themselves further in life by starting their own moving company and writing a book about their experience rowing,

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They used rowing as an escape from the harsh neighborhoods

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My favorite part of the film was when all the mens parents came to see them row. You can see the proudness in their eyes. It was a very heartwarming moment.

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The most emotional part for me was in the beginning when they were saying how kids were being shot. It's sad to see that people are scared to walk in their own neighborhood.

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The most emotional part is when the men would talk about the horrible things their families have gone through: depression, hard drugs, death, abuse, and suicide attempts.

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A part in the film that made me giggle was when they met up in the barber shop and a guy was like I haven't seen y'all since like 60-80 pounds ago.

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When the mother that used to sell drugs talked about her son that followed to do the same when he got older. It was just emotional of how the mother was just like "don't make the same mistakes I made".

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It made me giggle when the men got all dressed up for the news reporters that were coming to record them; they were not in their attire for rowing.

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The rowing team helped the men better themselves for the sake of their families and friends. It helped them want to better their futures as well, using it to motivate them to write a book. (Abdul)

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The rowing team helped the men better themselves for the sake of their families and friends. It helped them want to better their futures as well, using it to motivate them to write a book. (Abdul)

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These affect the man when they were able to teach other people of rowing

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they used rowing as an escape from there everyday dangers into something more productive and safe

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i dont think i giggled

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im not emotinoal

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My favorite part was when the men were able to feel proud and accomplished once they got their family involved with rowing. (Abdul)

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My favorite part was when the men were able to feel proud and accomplished once they got their family involved with rowing. (Abdul)

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I guess just the part when they were just having a good time talking in the barbershop which was also my favorite part of the film.

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it helped them by building a better mindset for having a bright future

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I did not really feel emotional throughout the film. It had some sad scenes of feeling scared in your neighborhood or dealing with parents issues. (Abdul)

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I did not really feel emotional throughout the film. It had some sad scenes of feeling scared in your neighborhood or dealing with parents issues. (Abdul)

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Favorite part was when there familys came to see them row and do something uncommon

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i side with andre

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i honestly cant remember

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I did not really laugh but I smiled during the barbershop scene (Abdul).

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I did not really laugh but I smiled during the barbershop scene (Abdul).

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My favorite part was when the guys were meeting up together in the gym

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I don't feel a lot of emotions during the movie

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The funny part was the guys at gym

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The men used rowing as an escapism from gang related activities, benefit their community and culture, and also their physical health.

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Begin involved in the rowing team allowed them to find themselves and to create a family with each other.

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My favorite part was seeing the rowing team invite the officers to train with them

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The most emotional part of the film for me was hearing all the stories of their past and to see how they have changed over the years

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The men cracking jokes with the officers

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They used rowing as an escapism from all the bad things they were involved in like gangs and violence and all the segragation between the gangs. It helped them forget all the gang stuff while they were rowing.

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It allowed them to come to realization of who they are and what and who they want to be as a person and who they want to associate themsleves with.

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Seeing the team come together and work as one during the first practices

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hearing what they went through growing up and had to experience as kids in there neighborhood.

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I searched up parts of the movie and the barber shop scene made me giggle.