poster

2011

PG (11/13/2011) (AU)

Drama, History,

1h 46m

54

User Score

Two brothers. One dream. The odds were incredible. And the story is true.

Overview

At the heart of this true story is Damien Oliver, a young jockey who loses his only brother in a tragic racing accident, hauntingly reflecting of the way their father died 27 years earlier. After suffering through a series of discouraging defeats, Damien teams with Irish trainer Dermot Weld, and triumphs at the 2002 Melbourne Cup in one of the most thrilling finales in sporting history.

2011

54

User Score

PG (11/13/2011) (AU)

Drama, History,

1h 46m

Two brothers. One dream. The odds were incredible. And the story is true.

Overview

At the heart of this true story is Damien Oliver, a young jockey who loses his only brother in a tragic racing accident, hauntingly reflecting of the way their father died 27 years earlier. After suffering through a series of discouraging defeats, Damien teams with Irish trainer Dermot Weld, and triumphs at the 2002 Melbourne Cup in one of the most thrilling finales in sporting history.

Cast

Stephen Curry

Stephen Curry

Damien Oliver

Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

Dermot Weld

Tom Burlinson

Tom Burlinson

Dave Phillips

Jodi Gordon

Jodi Gordon

Trish Oliver

Daniel MacPherson

Daniel MacPherson

Jason Oliver

Martin Sacks

Martin Sacks

Neil Pinner

Shaun Micallef

Shaun Micallef

Lee Freedman

Kate Bell

Kate Bell

Claire

Colleen Hewett

Colleen Hewett

Damien's Mother - Pat

Rodger Corser

Rodger Corser

Jason McCartney

Jared Daperis

Jared Daperis

Frankie Dettori

Bill Hunter

Bill Hunter

Bart Cummings

Harli Ames

Harli Ames

Saeed Bin Suroor

Bobby Fox

Bobby Fox

Niall Phillips

Lewis Fitz-Gerald

Lewis Fitz-Gerald

Michael Smurfit

Raj Sidhu

Raj Sidhu

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Meredith Penman

Meredith Penman

Young Pat Oliver

Andrew Curry

Andrew Curry

Ray Oliver