IMDb plot summary: When a teen in rural India discovers a life-changing passion for skateboarding, she faces a rough road as she follows her dream to compete.
Directed by Manjari Makijany. Starring Waheeda Rehman, Amy Maghera, and Anurag Arora.
Skater Girl tells the story of a group of children living in a poor village in India. A visiting woman buys the children skateboards and even invests in building a skate park for them, and one young girl in particular discovers how much she loves to skate. I really like Rachel Sanchita Gupta as our titular skater girl. This is her first film, and she is likable and relatable and you want to root for her, even when the story doesn't work for me. Like a lot of inspirational sports stories, there are obstacles placed in the character's way that they must overcome to succeed, and here the obstacles seem so vast that I can't imagine her win could play out like it does. Like, really, what is actually going to happen to this child once the movie is over? The story and its successes aren't quite big enough to convince me, even in an inspirational movie where all they want to do is convince me, that they can make a meaningful difference against opponents like "societal traditions." If you are convinced, I think you'll like this movie a lot. If you aren't, you'll likely find this a little empty.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Skater Girl > Hairspray (1988)
Skater Girl < The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Skater Girl < A Scanner Darkly
Skater Girl < Lucky Number Slevin
Skater Girl > Jeff, Who Lives At Home
Skater Girl > Meek's Cutoff
Skater Girl > Away We Go
Skater Girl > The Little Things
Skater Girl > Happy-Go-Lucky
Skater Girl < Girl Shy
Skater Girl < Fly Away Home
Skater Girl < Muppet Treasure Island
Final spot: #1619 out of 3685, or 56%.
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