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A prison social worker leads teenage convicts on a 1,000-mile cycling journey, seeking redemption and personal growth.
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Hard Miles tells the uplifting true story of the bicycling team at Rite of Passage’s Ridge View Academy, a medium-security correctional school in Colorado. The film follows beleaguered coach Greg Townsend (Matthew Modine) as he rounds up an unlikely crew of incarcerated students for a seemingly impossible bike ride from Denver to the Grand Canyon.
"Hard Miles is a sports drama inspired by the true story of Greg Townsend, a social worker who forms a cycling team of young inmates for a life-changing 1,000-mile trek to the Grand Canyon. Directed by R.J. Daniel Hanna and starring Matthew Modine, the film highlights resilience and the human spirit by showing how sports can be an event for positive change. With compelling performances and cinematography that captures the vastness and beauty of the landscapes traveled, Hard Miles offers a moving tale of resilience and teamwork. If you enjoy true stories that celebrate the power of transformation and the importance of empathy, this film is a great choice."