Race the Sun - In a race against time

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Movie
German title Race the Sun - In a race against time
Original title Race the Sun
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1996
length 96 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Charles T. Kanganis
script Barry Morrow
production Richard Heus ,
Barry Morrow,
David Nichols
music Graeme Revell
camera David Burr
cut Wendy Greene Bricmont
occupation

Race the Sun - In a race against time ( Race the Sun is) an American adventure comedy from the year 1996 . Directed by Charles T. Kanganis and written by Barry Morrow .

action

Divorced English teacher Sandra Beecher takes on a job at Kona Pali High School in Hawaii. The school has to deal with typical problems of educational institutions in socially disadvantaged areas. The students feel like losers from the start and are treated as such by society - including the teachers -. The new teacher does not want to accept the lack of motivation of her students and obliges them to attend a science competition. There one of the students shows interest in an exhibited solar mobile. This leads to a tangible argument with arrogant members of an elite school. As a result, the student group decides to beat the elite students on their very own terrain - namely in the upcoming solar mobile race, the winner of which is to win a sponsored participation in the solar mobile world championship in Australia.

The first half of the film shows how the young people, with the help of their teacher, discover their respective strengths, learn to deal with setbacks and persistently get to the race. They ultimately gain this thanks to a good knowledge of the local weather conditions: Because of the rising clouds, the additional capacity of a second battery was more important than its additional weight.

The second half of the film depicts participation in the World Cup in Australia. In addition to experiencing the great outdoors, there are a number of technical and natural difficulties as well as conflicts with ambitious competitors and your own sponsor. To do this, the students have to learn in the course of the race to control their personal conflicts and idiosyncrasies in order to be able to finish the race with their last bit of strength and to be one of only a few teams to master the total distance of almost 3000 kilometers.

Reviews

James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews that the locations would impress the most - which already says everything about the need for a new film in the subgenre that already includes some “formulaic” Triumph of the Disadvantaged films . It is difficult not to hate a new film in the subgenre. The "feel-good story" seems fake and unimaginative. The viewer is confronted with a multitude of characters and the sub-strands of the plot for which the film time is insufficient; none of it is original. Halle Berry and James Belushi would deliver particularly flat presentations.

Stephen Holden wrote in the New York Times on March 22, 1996 that teenage films about high school students entering competitions are usually so "slavishly clichéd" that the film is "recognizable". Don't waste time admiring the technology on display.

Cinema magazine called the comedy a “feel-good film based on a true story”.

backgrounds

In 1990 a team from Konawaena High School in Hawaii actually took part in the World Solar Challenge , finishing in 18th place, making it the first student team to cross the finish line. The film is loosely based on this event.

The film was shot in the Australian provinces of New South Wales and South Australia as well as in Hawaii . It grossed approximately $ 1.9 million in US cinemas .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Film review by James Berardinelli, accessed September 7, 2007
  2. ↑ Stephen Holden's film review, accessed September 7, 2007
  3. ^ Cinema, accessed September 7, 2007
  4. ↑ http://www-personal.umich.edu/~sdbest/solarcar/Scintro.htm
  5. ^ Filming locations for Race the Sun, accessed September 7, 2007
  6. ↑ Box office / business for Race the Sun, accessed September 7, 2007