Don't miss this film

Thanks for the tip , have added it to record x

Have marked it to record. Did you ever see 'The Rabbit Proof Fence'?

bump!

Yes, I did watch it years ago (Rabbit Proof Fence)

I wish more Australians would watch it.

Just phoned my ex [motor bike mad]about it in case he hadn't seen it, but he has. Said something about them not knowing where the bike now was. Did actually take a photo of an Indian bike to show him a couple of years ago when I was in America...will try to find it...

As far as I know it is in New Zealand.

www.ehayes.co.nz/

G&T yes great film
Bert (Munro I think) is quite a character.

The Indian is a great M/C
So is our Trumph Bonniville.
Bonnie has taken us on a few adventures

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This is the photo I took in America; I took lots of photos of bikes for my ex and lots of photos of tractors for my DIL's dad...

Here is Burt with his Indian Scout

Thanks for the heads up GandTea, I will set this to record.

Gand

Cheers, I will give that a go. I must admit I had dismissed it as not being my cup of tea but I respect your opinion. Ta.

The film is very much about a very ordinary man and his persistence against the odds.

I saw this film some time ago and really enjoyed it but thanks for the tip I might watch it again.

Set to record

Thanks for the tip, I love a good emotional film. It's a miserable wet grey day today (again) so it will be something to pass a couple of hours this afternoon :

Just watched it. Thank you GandTea really enjoyed it.

Sorry but found it very disappointing, Anthony Hopkins' dreadful Aussie accent put me off for a start, more north country than New Zealand. It was based on a true story, but very fabricated and very few genuine facts were illustrated.

I didn't see all of it [the tv in the kitchen doesn't work] but enjoyed what I did see. I like this sort of film. Was it a NZ film? They, the Australians, Americans and Canadians are very good at making this sort of film [The Last Winter springs to mind].

Sorry that having recommended it some didn't like it. For a film I though it followed the true story pretty well. I didn't even notice the accent, I was too engrossed in the character to notice. I'm not sure what a NZ accent is, I have two NZ friends and they speak with very different dialects.
I have recorded it and will watch it again one evening.

I wouldn't know if a NZ accent was correct or not. But then as a Brummie I've always been quite happy with the accents in Peaky Blinders#whatdoiknow

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ePwKYJcEOo
here y'are

Sorry Gand Tea, hope I haven't offended you. I love the Aussie and NZ accent, but he was hopeless with it. I Googled him at the end of the film, he had a wife and 4 children which there was no mention of and the " incidents " thoughout the film I believe were all fictional. If he had crashed at 200 miles an hour as he did in the film, I think he would have suffered more than burns to his leg. He did create a record though which still stands today, so that bit was true.

No you haven't offended me, I enjoyed it --easily satisfied.