Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
भाग मिल्खा भाग
2013IndiaLanguage: hiDirected by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra★ 7.5
Available in English: subtitled
The true story of the "Flying Sikh" world champion runner and Olympian Milkha Singh who overcame the massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition, and homelessness to become one of India's most iconic athletes.
Themes and style
Tone
melancholichopefulhauntingwarm
Pacing
escalatingepisodicslow burn
Story
survivaljourneycompetitionunraveling
Emotion
griefredemptionfiguring out who you areloss of innocenceguiltbelonging
Themes
family wounds passed downnational identitycaught between worldslife under oppressionpoverty
Feel
catharticemotionally wreckingcrowd pleaserdiscussion starterquietly haunting
Violence
moderate