The Commute
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Overview
Ride with professional wrestler Giant Bernard on his 12,000-mile monthly journey from his home in the USA to the ring in Japan. Using an innovative fusion of image and sound, The Commute captures a family man's struggle to balance the brutal and the beautiful.
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Budget
$0
Revenue
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Runtime
12 min
Release Date
2011-04-14
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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