Last weekend, I was nestled in the plush seats of a cinema waiting with anticipation for the movie to start, and I loved it so much I would like to share my insight as to why it was such a beautiful film.

If you have read another of my articles, you may know I am very passionate about the sport of rowing, and so you can imagine my excitement when a new film about the 1936 US Olympic rowing team was released. This film is a wonderful true tale of camaraderie and passion for rowing. It follows the story of the Washington University team, who despite all odds, pulled through and became Olympic champions. It is a film about how some of the athletes had never even rowed before, and were underestimated, and yet they committed to the sport and slowly but surely rose to be one of the best teams in Olympic history. In addition, this movie also portrays the importance of leadership within a team, the need to fully know the physical and emotional strength of each team mate, and sometimes the way to motivate others is not with pressure, but with empathy. One of my favourite moments of the film is right at the end during the Olympic scene, where one of the main characters is unwell and the cox, who is usually very loud and intimidating, sings to him as a way of motivation.

I encourage all of you to watch this film as it is a great film for the family. Furthermore, scenes were shot on the river Thames, so do look out for those! Finally, you might just be motivated to take to the water and get into rowing yourself!