HARD MILES
Hard Miles is based on the inspirational true
story of biking enthusiast Greg Townsend
and the Ridge View Academy Cycling Team. Co-written and produced by Pittsburgh
native Christian Sander and starring Matthew
Modine and Sean Astin, this
humorous coming of age sports drama follows an unlikely crew of at-risk youth
on a seemingly impossible bike ride from Denver to the Grand Canyon. Modine
delivers a stellar performance as the determined Townsend who inspires these
struggling teens, who battle addiction, belong to gangs, or come from broken
homes, to outride their pasts and complete a transformative 1000-mile ride, pushing
these young men to their limits in an effort to teach them life’s most valuable
lessons. (USA, 2023, 108 mins,
PG-13, English | Dir. R.J. Daniel Hanna)