| Ride Like a Girl | |
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| Directed by | Rachel Griffiths |
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| Cinematography | Martin McGrath |
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| Music by | David Hirschfelder |
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Running time | 118 minutes[1][2][3] |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $11.5 million[1] |
Ride Like a Girl is a 2019 Australian biographical sports drama film directed by Rachel Griffiths in her feature film directing debut[4] and starring Teresa Palmer and Sam Neill. It is based on the true story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup in 2015.[5][6][7]
The film is book-ended with documentary footage, which shows at the start Payne as a small girl saying she wants to win the Melbourne Cup and at the end, as a young woman, winning the 'race that stops a nation'. In her memorable victory speech, which was televised live across Australia, she told all the people along the way who had said she could not do it, to “get stuffed”. Griffiths watched the speech at a Cup day barbecue and was inspired to make the film.[8]
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- ^ "Ride Like A Girl". Transmission Films. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Rachel Griffiths directs like a natural on 'Ride Like a Girl'". SBS Movies. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Michelle Payne's Melbourne Cup success retold in 'Ride Like a Girl'". 7NEWS.com.au. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ Krauth, Kirsten (13 September 2019). "'She told the world to get stuffed': Rachel Griffiths on the power of Michelle Payne". theguardian. Retrieved 31 August 2021.