Sun 24 Jun at 6.15pm
Douglas MacKinnon • Britain 2006 • 1h45m • 35mm • 15
Cast: Jonny Lee Miller, Billy Boyd, Laura Fraser, Brian Cox.
In 1993, an unemployed amateur, Graham Obree, came out of nowhere to smash the world one-hour cycling record… and did so, furthermore, on a bike entirely of his own design – a revolutionary, ultra-lightweight frame fashioned by hand out of bits of scrap metal. Simply as a study of courage, endurance and ingenuity,
Obree’s story is remarkable enough – but it’s also the tale of a man haunted by depression and a fierce mistrust of authority whose struggle to oversome his demons was at least as courageous as his exploits inside the velodrome.
Thanks to Verve Pictures for this special preview screening of The Flying Scotsman, which has been generously sponsored by Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative, Bruntsfield, to mark the Bike Co-op’s 30th birthday.
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