BROKEN KIDS: THE UNTOLD STORY OF YOUNG ATHLETES

OVERVIEW

Future stars of gymnastics, swimming, figure skating, hockey, tennis, and soccer pay for their journey to the top with their lost childhoods. Even ten-year-olds suffer from injuries, burnout, and eating disorders. Despite criticism of harsh training methods in Eastern Bloc countries forty years ago, the Western world has not learned from its mistakes—on the contrary, it has perfected them. This international documentary reveals the inhumane methods of elite sports, for which children pay the price.