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A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
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Why this pick
Like The Flying Scotsman, this is an intimate, fact-based portrait of an unusually driven athlete-engineer chasing a speed record, with handmade machinery, setbacks, and an affirming focus on private resilience.
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Why this pick
A character-led sporting drama where competition is inseparable from inner pressure, identity, and conviction. Its measured, reflective pacing and emphasis on what drives an athlete closely suit Obree’s story.
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Why this pick
This shares the underdog British-sport spirit, obsessive self-belief, and improvised path toward elite competition, though it approaches its outsider athlete with a warmer, more buoyant tone.
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Why this pick
A grounded sports drama centered on endurance, discipline, and people finding purpose through training. It has the same sincere interest in the emotional labor behind athletic achievement.
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Why this pick
For the cycling-world specificity and the toll of relentless performance, this lean drama follows a rider confronting physical limits and a fragile sense of self during a punishing race.
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01 / THE STORY
The film starts with Graeme Obree (Miller), who suffers from crippling bipolar disorder, cycling into a wood where he prepares to hang himself. A flashback to Obree's (Sean Brown (actor)) childhood depicts him being physically attacked at school by other pupils, leaving severe psychological scars. One day Obree is given a bicycle by his parents and we see Obree evading the bullies on his bike.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Graeme Obree
Young Graeme Obree
Douglas Baxter
Katie
"Specialized" Representative
Cycle Courier
Armstrong
Ernst Hagemann
