The Girl with Brains in Her Feet

"Run Hard, Live Fast...and Don't Trip Up"

Jun 12 1998 TV-14 1h 38m
Comedy, Drama, Sport

A 13 year old talented athlete struggles to come to terms with the traumas of life as she prepares for a very important athletics event.

Plot

The film is set in 1972. Jacqueline is 13 years old and a talented athlete in a Leicester school preparing for an athletics meet in a months time. She wants to become an adult before the meet, having difficulties in relationships with her single mother Vivienne, who refuses to show her daughter a photo of her black father and has problems committing to her lover Vic.

Written by

Jo Hodges

Directed by

Roberto Bangura

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Lexington Films

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
132
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA