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  • 2012
  • PG
  • Myriad Pictures
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2012
  • PG
  • Myriad Pictures
  • 1 h 39 m

Summary The Cup is more than just the story of a horse race. It is the story of triumph over adversity. Probably no horse race had a more extraordinary effect on a nation than the running of Australia's 2002 Melbourne Cup. At the heart of this true story is Damien Oliver, , a young jockey who loses his only brother in a tragic racing accident ju...

Directed By: Simon Wincer

Written By: Eric O'Keefe, Simon Wincer

  • 2012
  • PG
  • Myriad Pictures
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2012
  • PG
  • Myriad Pictures
  • 1 h 39 m
The Cup
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Summary The Cup is more than just the story of a horse race. It is the story of triumph over adversity. Probably no horse race had a more extraordinary effect on a nation than the running of Australia's 2002 Melbourne Cup. At the heart of this true story is Damien Oliver, , a young jockey who loses his only brother in a tragic racing accident ju...

Directed By: Simon Wincer

Written By: Eric O'Keefe, Simon Wincer

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May 12, 2012
Given all the impossible choices the young jockey had to face, The Cup should have been a weepie if ever there was one - but the filmmakers stumble on their way to the finish line.
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May 8, 2012
The family drama The Cup revisits this popular win in a workmanlike fashion.
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May 10, 2012
For one thing, all the characters are far too pleasant.
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May 8, 2012
One wonders who the audience is for a film this far removed from the dirt and grime of the reality it claims to be based on, and why they find anything so squeaky-clean appealing.
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Production Company Film Victoria, Horizon Films, Ingenious Broadcasting, Screen Australia, Silver Lion Films, Village Roadshow
Release Date May 11, 2012
Duration 1 h 39 m
Rating PG
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Website https://www.facebook.com/TheCupMovie
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