A decade past his prime, one man pedals against fascism and time itself.
Gino Bartali became a national hero after winning the Tour de France in 1938 but whose career was put on hold for a decade following the outbreak of World War II. In 1948, ten years past his prime, he would attempt to reclaim his title despite years without competitive racing.
Direction
Chin and Vasarhelyi pivot from vertigo docs to pedal-powered human drama.
Acting
Miles Teller finally plays someone whose damage isn't self-inflicted.
Director
Jimmy Chin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bartali secretly couriered counterfeit documents to save hundreds of Italian Jews during the war, a story he never publicized. The film finally tells what the humble cyclist wouldn't.
His 1948 Tour win supposedly stopped civil unrest in Italy — the film inevitably dramatizes whether one man's legs can truly heal a nation.
US
