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Directed by | R.J. Daniel Hanna |
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Produced by | Christian Sander |
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Cinematography | Mack Fisher |
Edited by | Evan Schrodek |
Music by | Andrew Johnson |
Production company | Pensé Productions |
Distributed by | Blue Fox Entertainment |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $299,853[1][2] |
Hard Miles is a 2023 American sports drama film written by Christian Sander and R.J. Daniel Hanna and directed by Hanna. It stars Matthew Modine, Cynthia McWilliams, Jahking Guillory, Jackson Kelly, Damien Diaz, Zach Robbins, Leslie David Baker, and Sean Astin.
The film had a world premiere at the Bentonville Film Festival on June 13, 2023, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on April 19, 2024.
A beleaguered coach named Greg rallies a group of disgruntled teenage inmates for a transformative 1,000-mile (1,600 km) bicycle ride from Denver to the Grand Canyon, battling obstacles and each other.[3]
In June 2022, it was announced that Matthew Modine was cast in the film and that filming occurred in Los Angeles and Lone Pine, California.[4] In August 2022, it was announced that Sean Astin was cast in the film.[5]
Hard Miles had its world premiere at the Bentonville Film Festival on June 13, 2023.[6] In July 2023, the film screened at Heartland Film Festival where it won the Jimmy Stewart Legacy Award.[7] It screened at Chicago International Film Festival, SCAD Savannah, Cinequest, and Newport Beach Film Festival in October 2023.[8] The film also won audience awards at the Denver Film Festival the following month.[9]
In August 2023, it was announced that Blue Fox Entertainment acquired the rights to the film.[10] The film is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on April 19, 2024.[3]