Udumbara

Two Australian sprinters face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in the Ottoman Empire during World War I.

Runtime

1h 52m

Director

Peter Weir

Cast

Mel Gibson, Mark Lee, Bill Kerr

A young man aspiring for recognition of his talents battles against his estranged father's sentiment towards him as the father deals with his own demons.

Runtime

1h 54m

Cast

Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis, Jesse Spencer

Young sprinter Chris Cahill is having difficulty reaching her potential as an athlete, until she meets established track star Tory Skinner. As Tory and her coach help Chris with her training, the two women form friendship that evolves into a romantic relationship. Their intimacy, however, becomes complicated when Chris' improvement cau...

Runtime

2h 4m

Director

Robert Towne

Cast

Mariel Hemingway, Patrice Donnelly, Scott Glenn

Having suffered as a boy under a brutal Communist-era coach, champion Hungarian gymnast Miklos moves to Canada years later in search of a new start - only to find himself unwittingly perpetuating the very same cycle of abuse among his own pupils.

Runtime

1h 37m

Director

Szabolcs Hajdu

Cast

Zoltán Miklós Hajdu, Kyle Shewfelt, Gheorghe Dinică

Berlin 36 is a 2009 German film telling the fate of Jewish athlete Gretel Bergmann in the 1936 Summer Olympics. She was replaced by the Nazi regime by an athlete later discovered to be a man. The film is based on a true story and was released in Germany on September 10, 2009. Reporters at Der Spiegel challenged the historical basis fo...

Runtime

1h 40m

Director

Kaspar Heidelbach

Cast

Karoline Herfurth, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Axel Prahl