The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
“The narrative follows Smith, a Nottingham teenager sent to Ruxton Towers Borstal for burglary, who uses long-distance running as both a physical escape and a means of psychological resistance against authority. The story culminates in a cross-country race where Smith deliberately throws the competition to deny the institution’s governor the glory, symbolizing a defiant stand against a class-divided society”
Not my cup of tea either.
“The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner”
The movie is good for seeing post war Great Britain in black and white, bleak depressing. I will see it again.