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The unforgettable, striking, and emotionally raw story of Eddie, a young bodybuilder struggling to define himself in a community with limited opportunity. Eddie lives under the intense influence of his deeply codependent mother while grappling with gay sexual desires that clash with the rigid religious beliefs that shape his world. Convince that his only path forward is through perfecting the body God gave him, Eddie pursues bodybuilding with an obsessive devotion that ultimately forces him to questions of identity, masculinity, and faith.
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00:00Wash me in the blood of the Lamb, take me just the way that I am, cleanse my sins, let
00:09me start again, wash me in the blood of the Lamb.
00:14Ladies and gentlemen, you're a heavyweight.
00:23If you want to be a pro, you gotta lift like a pro.
00:27Good, keep that control.
00:30Good.
00:30I got a new coach.
00:32You know, he trains all the pros.
00:34He's really, really good.
00:36It's not gonna make you happy, you know that, right?
00:38I think it will.
00:39I'm telling you, a pro card ain't gonna fix your fucking problems for you.
00:43I guess I'd like to figure that out myself.
00:46Now push!
00:47Time it!
00:49Oh my God, get the fuck off me!
00:52God doesn't want this for you!
00:55Start tipping, guys, come on.
00:59Talked about this.
01:01Remember?
01:02How bad things got for you.
01:04My son, he didn't say I'm doing it!
01:06Oh!
01:10I am doing what I have to.
01:11What the fuck would you know about that?
01:13You look just like him.
01:32Go ahead, baby!
01:35We're gonna win this time.
01:36You're gonna win it!
01:40You

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