Backwards (2012)
2.8 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 29min
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- Synopsis:
Abigail Brooks has spent her lifetime trying to win an Olympic rowing medal, sacrificing friendship, love, and a "normal life" along the way. When she is named an alternate on the Olympic team, she quits in haste. Defeated, Abi moves back home with her widowed, workaholic mother. Tension builds as Abi's mother urges her to "move on" from the rowing life that Abi's father, a coach, introduced her to. Unable to do so, but needing an immediate job, Abi seizes an open crew coach position at her alma mater, Union High. There, the head of athletics is her old boyfriend, Geoff. Abi trains her high school rowers in an obsessive fashion, taking two girls, Hannah and Susan, under her wing. After the girls lose an important regional race, Abi reinvents herself as a coach, and, in the process, learns to have fun again both on the water and off. "Backwards" is an intimate look at the personal sacrifices and complex choices facing competitive Olympic hopefuls. It is also a film about dreams--young adults pursuing their dreams - and finding that sometimes a missed opportunity can become an introduction to an entire new life. - Actors:
- Sarah Megan Thomas, James Van Der Beek, Glenn Morshower, Margaret Colin, Wynn Everett, Alexandra Metz, David Alan Basche, Ellis Walding, Alysia Reiner, Meredith Apfelbaum, Armen Badkerhanian, Brea Bee, Brian Cheng, Nicole Colina, Jennette Daley, Liz Holtan, Marceline Hugot, Traci Law, Christopher Mann, Alexa Salamé
- Directors:
- Ben Hickernell
- Writers:
- Sarah Megan Thomas
- Genres:
- Drama, Romance, Sports & Sport Films
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Cinema Afloat: Part 3, A Brief History of the Summer Olympics on Film
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