Running Brave is a 1983 Canadian biographical sports drama film[1][2] based on the story of Billy Mills, a member of the Oglala Sioux tribe located in South Dakota.

[5] In one of the great upsets in sports history, Mills sprinted from third place for the win.

Mills is still the only American in history to win the Olympic 10,000 meter run.

The story of Billy Mills, the American Indian who came from obscurity to win the 10,000-meter long-distance foot-race in the Tokyo Olympics in 1964.

The film is renowned for its accurate and sensitive depiction of Native culture.