This mesmerizing film takes us behind the scenes of best-selling author and life and business strategist Tony Robbins’s once-a-year event “Date With Destiny.” Concert-like in scale and energy, this six-day intensive program stands to change the lives of over 2,500 attendees. With unprecedented access, esteemed filmmaker Joe Berlinger peels back the layers of this controversial transformative experience. We hear Robbins intimately describe his determination to help people, a desire driven by his own hardships. We see the logistics backstage, the intricate timetables of sessions, and the incredible team it takes to pull it all off. And we witness Robbins’s powerful interactions with the individuals in need of his help. Direct and efficient, his words reach his audience—his messages seem to alleviate years of struggle in a matter of minutes. In sharing these revelations, the film says as much about the human desire to grow and connect as it does about the man who has made an empire out of motivating others, leaving any questions about his approach open to interpretation.  ST