Query: Films set in Bahrain or Documentaries about bodybuilding
Domain: films
Relevant documents:
A Skin So Soft
Muscle Beach (film)
The Comeback (1980 film)
The Princess and the Marine
Generation Iron
Nilavu
Pumping Iron II: The Women
Supersize She
Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark
The Bodybuilder and I
Afghan Muscles
A Bahraini Tale
Hooked: Muscle Women
Generation Iron 2
Sandow (film)
Pumping Iron
Stand Tall (film)
Cinema 500 km
Dead Sands
Evidence from documents: A Skin So Soft: the film chronicles the daily monotonous routines of a select few men whose lives revolve around extreme bodybuilding.
Muscle Beach (film): '''''Muscle Beach''''' is a 1948 short documentary film directed by Joseph Strick and Irving Lerner, showing amateur athletes and bodybuilders at the original Muscle Beach in Santa Monica, California.
The Comeback (1980 film): Documentaries: '''''The Comeback''''' is a 1980 American documentary film directed by Kit Laughlin and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
about bodybuilding: It follows Schwarzenegger as he returns to professional bodybuilding to compete in the 1980 Mr Olympia to regain the title for the 7th time.
The Princess and the Marine: Meriam Al Khalifa (Marisol Nichols) is a Bahraini royal who is not content to be in an arranged marriage, even though her strict Muslim parents would never allow a union with a non-Muslim.
Generation Iron: '''''Generation Iron''''' is a 2013 American documentary film which follows the world's leading professional bodybuilders as they train and compete for the 2012 Mr. Olympia.
Nilavu: Lakshmi, the other protagonist, is a nature lover, married to a rich businessperson, living in Bahrain.
Pumping Iron II: The Women: '''''Pumping Iron II: The Women''''' is a 1985 documentary film about female bodybuilding, focusing on several women as they prepare for and compete in the 1983 Caesars World Cup.
Supersize She: a 2005 television documentary focused on British professional female bodybuilder Joanna Thomas
Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark: '''''Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark''''' is a television documentary film produced by Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera English about the Bahraini uprising (2011–present). The film was first screened on 4 August 2011, featuring footage recorded during protests and police crackdowns, interviews with activists and physicians, as well as footage broadcast by Bahraini state television.
The Bodybuilder and I: '''''The Bodybuilder and I''''' is a 2007 feature-length documentary film written and directed by Bryan Friedman, taking viewers on a journey into the subculture of geriatric bodybuilding as the filmmaker tries to reconnect with his father. The film is co-produced by January Films and the National Film Board of Canada.
Afghan Muscles: The Afghan national team arrives in Bahrain for the Mr. Asia event, but the more flamboyant competitors from other countries overshadow them.
A Bahraini Tale: Set during the Six-Day War of 1967, the film revolves around the personal story of a middle-class Bahraini family and an account of the hopes and faith the Arab world had in Gamal Abdul Nasser as its leader.
Hooked: Muscle Women: '''''Hooked: Muscle Women''''' was a 2008 MSNBC documentary focused on professional female bodybuilding.
Generation Iron 2: Documentaries: '''''Generation Iron 2''''' is a 2017 documentary film and sequel to ''Generation Iron''.
about bodybuilding: The film follows the next generation of bodybuilders as the industry opens up to viral internet stars as well as younger bodybuilders pushing the limits of how massive the human physique can become.
Sandow (film): '''''Sandow''''' is a series of three 1894 silent short actuality films by the Edison Studios featuring bodybuilder Eugen Sandow, directed by William K.L. Dickson.
Pumping Iron: ''''Pumping Iron''''' is a 1977 American docudrama about the world of professional bodybuilding, with a focus on the 1975 IFBB Mr. Universe and 1975 Mr. Olympia competitions.
Stand Tall (film): '''Stand Tall''''' is a 1997 documentary film about bodybuilding.
Cinema 500 km: Al-Husaini is shown applying for a passport and traveling 500 kilometers to Bahrain to see a movie in a cinema for the first time.
Dead Sands: '''''Dead Sands''''' is a Bahraini multi-lingual horror-comedy film currently under production and directed by Ameera Al Qaed and produced by Zeeshan Jawed Shah, Ameera Al Qaed, Ahmed Zayani, and Noor Al Ebrahim, starring various debuting actors. The screenplay is written by Ahmed Zayani. The film is widely regarded as being the first zombie film produced in Bahrain. The film is sponsored by Ahmed Zayani and Sons, Bahrain Cinema Company, and NYIT Bahrain, Dead Sands' media sponsor is local youth magazine CoEds and Daily Tribune.
In the wake of a viral outbreak throughout Bahrain, a group of strangers become acquainted with each other when they realize that they must unite to ward off the undead plague.