Fast Girls (2012) on Netflix
Shania Andrews trains on a worn suburban track and beats the entitled Lisa Temple in a regional 200m. The national relay squad recruits her, and Lisa, its anchor, holds a grudge.
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Plot summary
Shania Andrews shares a London council estate flat with her aunt and her sister, and she trains with an older coach on a run-down track outside the city. Her diligence pays off at a regional meet, where she beats Lisa Temple, a well-known runner, in the 200m. The national team then brings Shania into its 4 x 100m relay squad. Three of the other runners take to her. Lisa, the anchor leg, still carries a grudge from that race, and the friction upsets Shania. The coach works to patch up the quarrel between his two rivals, and the squad's first exhibition indoor race is next.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Fast Girls (2012)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The film had been intended to base its athletics competition on the 2012 Summer Olympics, but the International Olympic Committee disallowed any reference to the Games because of legal restrictions on Olympic trademarks, so the script had to be re-written to make the competition fictional.
- The actresses portraying athletes did six weeks of intensive training at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre before shooting began, involving up to a thousand sit-ups a day, six days a week.
- Lily James could not take part in the Regent's Park audition for the relay team, so she instead made a video recording of herself running to be considered for the casting.
- The world championships set in Barcelona were actually filmed inside Lea Valley Athletic Centre in Enfield, north London.
