A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
Acting
Lenora Crichlow carries the emotional weight; Lily James finds her footing.
Practical Effects
Actual athletes cast as competitors—no fake running, thank god.
Director
Regan Hall
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lenora Crichlow trained with actual British sprinters for months; her start-line nerves in the film are partly real.
Released months before the 2012 London Olympics, it rode genuine British athletic optimism—then vanished without a medal.
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It's like bend it like beckham
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