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Movie poster: Nasty (2024)
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2024 · 104 min Documentary
7.6 / 10 · TMDB

Ilie Nastase conquers his first US Open in 1972, while also charging into the finals at Wimbledon and the Davis Cup. This documentary travels through time, weaving together remarkable archival footage and candid interviews with tennis legends. It maps the champion's spectacular peaks and devastating valleys, the controversies that clung to him, and the indelible mark he left on the sport. Lovable and generous, yet volatile, arrogant, and outrageous, he exploded onto the scene as the first rock-star rebel of tennis, shattering the sport's staid 1970s etiquette.

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Year 2024
Country Romania
Genre Documentary
Director Tudor D. Popescu
Runtime 104 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.6/10 (17 votes)

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The film expertly walks the line between celebrating a genius and dissecting his demons, neither excusing nor wholly condemning. It's a portrait of a complex soul whose on-court antics were both rebellion and a cry for attention.

What lingers after is the duality of a breathtaking talent intertwined with self-sabotage, a reminder of the thrilling chaos that true originals bring to a polished world. The story of tennis's first 'bad boy,' who made the game infinitely more interesting. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Tudor D. Popescu

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The crack of a serve, flashbulbs popping, the charged silence of a match point.

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