Ride Like a Girl (2019)

Directed by

Rachel Griffiths

Genre

biographical film, sport film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 170 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A biographical drama about Michelle Payne, a young woman who overcomes doubters and setbacks to become the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup. The film follows her journey from a determined child to a record-breaking athlete.

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What happens

Ride Like a Girl is a 2019 Australian biographical sports drama film directed by Rachel Griffiths in her feature film directing debut and starring Teresa Palmer and Sam Neill. It is based on the true story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup in 2015. The film is book-ended with documentary footage, which shows at the start Payne as a small girl saying she wants to win the Melbourne Cup and at the end, as a young woman, winning the 'race that stops a nation'. In her memorable victory speech, which was televised live across Australia, she told all the people along the way who had said she could not do it, to “get stuffed”. Griffiths watched the speech at a Cup day barbecue and was inspired to make the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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