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It's a documentary about this kid from Ghana, born with one functional leg, taking it upon himself to bike across the country in order to raise public awareness and esteem for the disabled community.
The documentary is awe inspiring, not so much for the kid's physical quest, but for his political insight and sense of civic responsibility. After he bikes across the country, he funnels the international support he garners into championing for the disabled community in Ghana. For complex reasons, approximately 10 percent of Ghana'a population is disabled.
He is one of the best of us, and it's got nothing to do with how well he rides a bicycle and everything to do with the quality of his character. The story is awesome. Performing near miraculous physical feats is one thing, but the beauty of Emmanuel's legacy is that through and after the bike ride, he sought to instill a worthy sense of dignity to his people, and the cultivation of dignity is trickier and nobler than any mere bicycle ride.
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