Woven around observational scenes of Dame Valerie’s journey to Tokyo, is her astonishing backstory . Over the course of 25 years Valerie has conquered adversity time and time again. Six foot three at 12-competed barefoot at her first shotput competition because she couldn’t afford shoes. At just 15 she nursed her dying mother while watching the Sydney 2000 Olympics on TV…the moment that inspired her Olympic dream. Many New Zealanders believe they know Dame Valerie Adams, but in a ‘sports’ documentary like no other she shares her story with honesty and vulnerability exposing herself in a way few sportspeople dare.
 
More Than Gold speaks to anyone who has faced hardship, lost someone they loved, or held onto a dream. It is both funny and gut-wrenching as Dame Valerie shows us what it means to be a world-class competitor and a person for whom winning means more than gold.

In New Zealand cinemas October 20.