Kingpin

• Comedy

A raucous and surprisingly tender comedy follows a disgraced bowling champion, stripped of his earnings and a hand, as he attempts a comeback through an unlikely protégé – a guileless Amish man with extraordinary natural talent. Against the backdrop of competitive bowling circuits and small-town Americana, the film subverts sports movie tropes with its deliberately lowbrow humor and emotionally honest portrayal of desperate ambition and found family. Beyond the slapstick and outrageous characters, the narrative explores the peculiar dynamics of mentorship born from exploitation, ultimately revealing a bittersweet longing for redemption in the face of self-sabotage and faded glory.