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''Full Out'', also known as ''Full Out: The Ariana Berlin Movie'', is a 2015
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young-adult
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directed by Sean Cisterna based on the life story of American
gymnast Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...
Ariana Berlin.
Ana Golja Muazana "Ana" Golja is a Canadian actress and singer. She is known for playing Zoë Rivas in the teen dramas '' Degrassi: Next Class'' and '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' and Ariana Berlin in the TV movie ''Full Out''. Career Golja began h ...
received a 2016
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nomination for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series.


Plot

Ariana Berlin is a promising gymnast and excels at bars. She catches the eyes of college scouts and Coach Valorie Kondos Field from UCLA. After a meet she is driving home with her mom when they meet with a car accident resulting in many fractures, a concussion, and Ariana's femur snaps and is replaced by a metal rod. She is devastated that she can't train or compete in the Olympics. Meanwhile her best friend Isla who has always been shadowed by Ariana and is under the constant watch of her Olympic-medal father, wins the silver medal at the Olympics and is admitted to UCLA under a gymnastics scholarship. Ariana meets Michelle, a physician at the PT section as she tries to regain her walking. Ariana goes to her local gym to see her old friends but instead watches an intimate moment between her boyfriend and Isla, and begins ignoring her. While recovering, Michelle takes Ariana to a dance party and Ariana meets Michelle's breakdancing dance troupe. While observing, she sees that they have the incorrect posture and will likely get hurt attempting stunts in their dance garage. Ariana also catches the eye of Adam, a dancer on the troupe. Michelle asks Ariana to coach her troupe but she isn't ready to get back into gymnastics yet. She completes her recovery. One day she locks up the gym and starts doing the bars and beam for fun. Her old coach watches her and says she should practice a little and try out for the UCLA team in a walk-in try-outs. Ariana also accepts Michelle's offer and allows the troupe to use the gym at night, teaching them acrobatics and gymnastics. She also begins dancing. Finally, she decides to try out for the UCLA team, still being coached by Coach Kondos Field or "Miss Val." She makes the cut however she and Isla still don't speak. Finally, she reconciles with Isla but gives up dancing to focus on gymnastics. Her troupe leaves angry but they make up soon and they teach the girls on Ariana's dance team some moves. Ariana also struggles to complete the final piece to her routine - the full out. On the day of the dance troupe's competition, Michelle has to back out because of her asthma and Ariana ditches practice to dance with the them. They win and get a deal to tour around the world as performers. At Ariana's competition, she completes the routine completely and overcomes the small fear she had of constricting herself, and she had to go all full out. The movie ends with all the main characters dancing on the floor.


Cast

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Ana Golja Muazana "Ana" Golja is a Canadian actress and singer. She is known for playing Zoë Rivas in the teen dramas '' Degrassi: Next Class'' and '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' and Ariana Berlin in the TV movie ''Full Out''. Career Golja began h ...
as Ariana Berlin, a promising gymnast whose future is shattered by a car accident * Sarah Fisher as Isla, Ariana's best friend, and an Olympic silver-medalist * Asha Bromfield as Michelle, Ariana's physical therapy nurse who is part of a dance troupe that Ariana coaches * Robbie Graham-Kuntz as Adam, Ariana's love interest and a member of the dance troupe *
Jennifer Beals Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963) is an American actress and former teen model. She made her film debut in '' My Bodyguard'' (1980), before receiving critical acclaim for her role in ''Flashdance'' (1983), for which she won NAACP Image A ...
as Coach Valerie Kondos Field, Ariana's gymnastics coach at UCLA * Lamar Johnson as Twist, an acrobat on the dance troupe * Trevor Tordjman as Nate, Ariana's former boyfriend


Sequels

''Full Out'' has a sequel, ''Full Out 2: You Got This!'', which was released on
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in 2020. The sequel is based on the story of the 2016 Oklahoma Sooners gymnastics team.


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* {{IMDb title, tt3977462 Canadian drama television films Canadian sports drama films English-language Canadian films 2015 biographical drama films Gymnastics films Biographical films about sportspeople Cultural depictions of gymnasts Cultural depictions of American women 2015 films Films about road accidents and incidents Films directed by Sean Cisterna 2010s Canadian films