在这部麦克法兰剧情/传记/运动片中,《麦克法兰》根据1987年的真实故事改编，科斯特纳扮演的教练来到一个穷困无比，尘土飞扬，居民多为拉美裔的农业小镇，将那里的高中生们变成越野赛跑健将，给自己，也给小镇带来希望。
A struggling coach and teacher who has had to move around for different incidents in his career finally comes to one of the poorest cities in America: McFarland, California. There he discovers buried potential in several high school boys and slowly turns them into championship runners and brings them closer than even he could ever imagine.
我就是我自己的神，在我奔跑的地方。奔跑永不熄。每个人都值得被载入史册。奔跑抵抗绝望。真正的奔跑，是灵魂的壮游。又是一部体育励志片。名为奔跑的自由。不怕千万人阻挡，只怕自己投降。跑出人生。每个人都值得被载入史册。
