A documentary about the racing life of formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna, his struggle in the corrupt F1 environment and competition with World Champion Alain Prost.
This film is remarkable for being composed only of existing footage be it race coverage, TV interviews or amateur camcorder clips. The result is a documentary that has a strong narrative and the feel of a dramatic production. Where a regular doc would cut to "talking head" shots, removing all tension, here the action is built up with audio clips adding any extra information the picture isn't adding. It's compelling viewing and I'd bet the human drama would occupy people otherwise uninterested in motorsport. So compelling is it a friend of mine has been converted to formula 1.
This is likely to change the way biocumentaries are approached in future and thoroughly entertaining. Knowing in advance how the story played out removes none of it's drama.
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