HELEN BELIEVE
Never Give Up
What You Need To Know
HELEN BELIEVE, streaming on Entre.one, is the true story of the first female wrestler in the United States to win an Olympic gold medal. Helen, considered the best female wrestler in the world, has just won the US her first gold medal in the 2016 Olympics. It’s a huge milestone, and she’s never been in a better spot.
Ever since she started wrestling at age 7, Helen has pushed toward this goal. After winning the Olympics, she goes on to compete in a tournament in India. During the tournament, she starts feeling odd. She becomes overstimulated and loses control of herself.
Helen returns to the United States and continues to decline. She ends up in a mental hospital where she has to be protected from harming herself. There, she’s diagnosed with PTSD and a severe concussion.
Every day becomes a struggle for Helen as she tries to gain control of herself. She jumps around to different doctors until she finally finds one who starts to help her. As she slowly starts to heal, she sets a goal for herself. She will compete and attempt to win the Olympic gold medal for a second time.
Helen starts training and building herself back up to her previous condition. It’s a slow process with many setbacks, but she trusts the Lord to help her and goes all in with her teammates to become a better wrestler than she was before he injuries.
Things still set her back, however, including new bouts of PTSD and new injuries. However, Helen pushes on and strengthens both her physical and the mental health. The question is whether Helen she can heal and be on the top of her game in time for the Olympics, which are just a few months away.
HELEN BELIEVE has some great imagery. It is a documentary, but it is filmed to draw viewers in and hold their attention. The shots are quick and snappy, which fits the sports style of the movie fantastically. There’s a great character arc in Helen, and it makes it even more authentic having Helen Maroulis actually appear in the documentary. The movie highlights both the highs and lows of Helen, and viewers will feel invested in her journey by the movies end.
HELEN BELIEVE has a strong Christian, moral worldview. It has great uplifting moments of faith, teamwork and perseverance. Helen must rely on her family, team and God to help her get through all the different struggles she faces. Those struggles include her wrestling matches and her internal struggles. The movie shows Helen seeking God and trusting Him. She shows perseverance and pushes through obstacles even when all the odds seem stacked against her. There’s very little objectionable content in HELEN BELIEVE. There’s brief upper male nudity and images of female athletes in tight-fitting sports outfits, plus some wrestling action and injuries. So, MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for younger children.
The Content Guide
The specifics — spoilers included by nature — so you can judge for your own family.
Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements
Strong Christian, moral, patriotic worldview stresses faith, teamwork and perseverance and faith, woman works hard training for wrestling in the Olympics, she pushes through unexpected obstacles by relying on the Lord and her teammates, title character speaks of God several times and communicates that God is near to her and is pushing her forward even when it’s hard for her to see Him or what He’s doing, some light feminist content
Foul Language
There’s a light profanity in a media message, woman mentions her mom sent her a card with a curse word on the front, a game has a card with a mildly crude sentence, the words “crappy” and “crap” and “chick” are all heard once, and the words “freaking” and “Schitt” are seen on cards
Violence
Wrestling is seen, woman talks about wanting to harm herself, there is much talk of mental struggles and self-harm, and some injuries happen while wrestling
Sex
No sex
Nudity
Upper male nudity, women wear tight wrestling and training suits that hug the body, female cleavage is often seen in training, and female athletes wear sports bras.
Alcohol Use
A woman mentions going to a bar, and a group of people make a toast
Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse
No smoking or drugs;
Miscellaneous Immorality
Nothing else objectionable.
