Oh you know, this is just another sports film about underdogs vying for victory under the tutelage of a passionate coach… only this time, an entire nation’s hopes and dreams hang in the balance. Inspired by real events, Gold tells the story of India’s first Olympic gold medal as a free nation. After India emerged from out of the shadow of the British Empire, they faced the British again on the field at the 1948 Olympic games. The sport? Men’s field hockey. The film tells follows the team’s training and struggle to beat the odds, and is being released nearly 70 years to the day after that historic victory. But c’mon, admit it – we had you at “field hockey,” right?