Movie

Sarahsarà

1994 · 114 min

A sincere, unhurried underdog sports drama that wins you over through sheer perseverance rather than spectacle.

Overview: Sarah is a black South African girl raised in a middle-class family that sent her to the best schools. She has a deformity in one leg, but her parents encouraged her to take swimming lessons anyway. Her coach (a half-crazy drunk) realizes Sarah has an iron will and, against the federation's wishes, enters her in the extremely tough Capri-Napoli race.
How it feels: Uplifting, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, survival, ambition, race
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: upliftingstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
survival
ambition
race
healing
Places: sea
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild