Race the Sun

Here's a film that asks: what if some underdog kids built a solar car? The new science teacher at a Hawaiian high school inspires his misfit students to enter their creation in a prestigious Australian race. The result is perfectly watchable, if you like that sort of thing.

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Charles T. Kanganis directed Race the Sun in 1996. See Charles T. Kanganis's full filmography, where to start with Charles T. Kanganis, or where to go after you've seen everything by Charles T. Kanganis.

Race the Sun was released in 1996 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 100 minutes.