Underplayed Gems

On Wings of Eagles (2016)

On Wings of Eagles poster
Directed by
Stephen Shin Kei-Yin
Genre
sport film, historical drama film
Country
Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, United States
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
M
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 54 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This film follows an Olympic runner from China who overcomes obstacles to compete in the 1924 Paris Olympics. It shows his journey as an underdog athlete striving for excellence.

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What happens

On Wings of Eagles (also titled The Last Race) is a 2016 historical sports drama film directed by Stephen Shin and Michael Parker and starring Joseph Fiennes and Shawn Dou. An American-Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, the film is an unofficial sequel to Chariots of Fire (1981). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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