Task: Story Composition
Input (English): Fact1: film explores troubled life of Steve Fonyo, Fact2: Canadian amputee athlete completed cross-Canada run, Fact3: cross-Canada run was known as Journey for Lives to raise funds for cancer research, Fact4: movie depicts downfalls of life, Fact5: person turn life around in matter of years
Output (English): Hurt is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Alan Zweig and released in 2015. The film explores the troubled life of Steve Fonyo, the Canadian amputee athlete who completed a crossCanada run that was known as the Journey for Lives to raise funds for cancer research in 1984 and 1985. The film clearly Showcasess Steves resilience, not only the kind that kept an 18yearold cancer survivor running the equivalent of a half marathon a day for 400 days for 7924 km. In addition to Steves 400 day run, the movie also depicts the downfalls of his life. Some of these include: coke addiction, excessive drinking, surviving East Hastings, numerous stints in jail, having his prosthetic leg stolen, and being beaten and stabbed multiple times. Director, Alan Zweig, wanted to show how a person can turn their life around in a matter of years even though some may view this individual as a national hero.